708 LXX. UMBELLIPER^!. (G. B. Clarke.) [Ferula. 







This is certainly not F. Asafcetida, Boiss. L c., which is Scorodosma foetidum, Bunge 

 in Borcz. FeruL tt. 1, 2, with hairy ovary and many very minute (or 0) vittae. 

 Whether it is the F. Asa-foetida founded by Linnaeus on the figure in Kcempf. Aman. 

 p. 536, is a disputed point. That figure does not represent the numerous lateral 

 subsimple umbels arising from the sheaths of the cauline leaves which characterise 

 this, but this character varies so in F. Jaeschkeana (No. 3) that it is impossible to rely 

 upon it. The fragments of Ksempfer's plant preserved in the British Museum do not 

 suffice to determine the point. T. Thomsoni (No. 2) has the subsimple umbels of 

 Falconer's plant (in cultivation), and has also a divaricate corymb very like that 

 figured by Ksempfer. 



2. P. Thomsoni, C. B. Clarke ; glabrous, tertiary pinnae 2 by in. sub- 

 entire mostly petioluled, inflorescence as in F. Narthex. Dorema No. 5, Herb. 

 Ind. Or.H.f.fy T. 



KASHMIR; Banahal, alt. 5000-6000 ft., Thomson. 



Resembling F. Narthex, but with leaves cut into remote lanceolate subacute 

 leaflets. Thomson's examples are in flower, but a fruiting corymb of this, or an allied 

 Ferula, from Kashmir at Nowgunge (alt. 8000 ft., C. B. Clarke), has umbels and 

 flowers as in the terminal umbel of F. Narthex ; pedicels ^-\ in., clavate at the apex; 

 carpels by in., much compressed, elliptic narrowed at both ends, plane or almost 

 convex on the inner face : dorsal and intermediate ridges filiform, lateral narrowly 

 winged ; rittse 3-2 in the dorsal furrows, minute, as long as the carpel, and seeds 

 very much compressed. 



3. F. Jaeschkeana, Vatke Append, in Sem. Hort. Berol. 1876, 2; 

 secondary and tertiary pinnae decurrent regularly closely crenate, carpel 

 | by f in., vittse very large solitary in each, furrow. F. fcetidissima, Regd 8f 

 Schmalh. in Gartenfl. 1878, 195-198, t. 944. Dorema sp. 3 and 4, Herb. Ind. 

 Or.H.f.$ T. 



KASHMIR; alt. 6000-12,000 ft., plentiful; Falconer, Thomson, &c. DISTRIB. 

 Turkestan. 



Stem, leaves, and inflorescence as in F. Narthex, except that the leaves are closely 

 crenate or doubly crenate or almost serrate. As in F. Narthex, the fruiting corymb 

 often appears elongate subpaniculate, sometimes divaricate and corymbose ; peduncles 

 bearing nearly simple umbels also proceed from the large sheaths of the cauline 

 leaves. Fruit much larger and thicker than in F. Narthex, vittae much the largest of 

 any Indian umbellifer : the commissural often 2 only near the medial line, sometimes 

 4 or 6. Regel and Schmalh. think that this plant probably produces the Asafretida 

 of commerce ; this may be so, as it is an abundant species in Kashmir, and very 

 largely supplied with oil : but it is not the Asafcetida of Linnaeus, because Keempfer's 

 figure has entire not crenate leaflets. 



32. PEITCEBANUM, Linn. 



Perennial glabrous or pubescent herbs (the Indian species). Leaves 1-3- 

 pinnate or twice or thrice 3-partite, ultimate leaflets lanceolate or ovate, rarely 

 linear, toothed or entire. Umbels compound, rays usually numerous ; bracts 

 various, bracteoles many few or 0. Flowers often polygamous, white or yellow, 

 rarely pink. Calyx-teeth obsolete or small. Petals obovate, emarginate or 2-fid. 

 Ovary glabrous. Fruit much dorsally compressed, ellipsoid, oblong, or orbi- 

 cular, carpels scarcely convex on the back, more or less acutely winged on the 

 margin, dorsal and marginal ridges little elevated or obsolete,' lateral winged ; 

 dorsal furrows 1-vittate, lateral 1- rarely 2-vittate. Seed much dorsally com- 

 pressed, inner face plane. DISTRIB. Species 100, throughout nearly the whole 

 world, few tropical. 



