UMBELLIFER^E. 



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ending in an involute point; of the hermaphrodite flowers 

 ovate, with a short inflexed point. Fruit ovate ; ribs filiform, 

 rather prominent ; furrows without vittae, or furnished with 1 

 vitta each. Carpophore flat, bipartite from the base. Umbels 

 disposed in a panicle or thyrse, without any involucra ; involu- 

 cels usually wanting. 



41 HELOSCIA'DIUM. Margin of calyx 5-toothed, or obsolete. 

 Petals ovate, entire, with a straight or inflexed point. Styles 

 short. Fruit ovate or oblong ; ribs filiform, rather pro- 

 minent ; furrows furnished with 1 vitta each. Carpophore en- 

 tire. Involucra variable in the different sections. 



42 DISCOPLEU'RA. Teeth of calyx 5, subulate, permanent 

 (f. 61. e.). Petals ovate, emarginate (f. 61. 6.), with a replicate 

 point (f. 61. /.). Fruit ovate (f. 61. c.). Three dorsal ribs 

 filiform, exserted, and acutish : 2 lateral ones somewhat con- 

 crete with the thick accessory margin, forming a disk on both sides 

 of the fruit : furrows furnished with 1 vitta each. Carpophore 

 bifid. Involucels of a few linear setaceous leaflets (f. 61. g.). 



43 LEPTOCAU'LIS. Margin of calyx obsolete (f. 62. a.). 

 Petals elliptic, entire. Styles permanent. Fruit ovate (f. 62. a.) ; 

 ribs hardly prominent ; furrows furnished with 1 vitta. Car- 

 pophore bifid at the very apex. Involucra wanting ; involucels 

 short, few-leaved. 



44 PTYCHO'TIS. Margin of calyx 5-toothed. Petals obovate, 

 bifidly emarginate, furnished by a transverse plait in the middle, 

 which emits a little segment. Fruit ovate or oblong ; ribs fili- 

 form ; furrows furnished with 1 vitta each. Carpophore bipar- 

 tite. Involucrum variable ; involucels of many leaves. 



45 FALCA'RIA. Margin of calyx 5-toothed ; tube wanting in 

 the sterile flowers, but cylindrical in the fertile ones. Petals 

 obovate, curved, having a broad emarginate recess, with a re- 

 flexed point. Styles divaricate. Fruit oblong ; ribs filiform ; 

 carpophore distinct, bifid ; furrows furnished with 1 filiform vitta 

 each. Involucrum of many leaves. Involucel somewhat di- 

 midiate from the inner leaflets being small on one side. 



46 SI'SON. Margin of calyx obsolete. Petals roundish, 

 curved, deeply emarginate, with an inflexed point. Styles very 

 short. Fruit ovate ; ribs filiform ; vittae 1 in each furrow, 

 short, rather club-shaped ; carpophore bipartite. Involucra and 

 involucels of few leaves. 



47 SCHU'LTZIA. Margin of calyx obsolete. Petals elliptic, 

 with a short inflexed point. Stylopodium conical. Styles erect, 

 somewhat capitate at the apex, permanent. Fruit cylindrically 

 prismatic ; ribs filiform ; villas 1 in each furrow. Carpophore 

 undivided. Involucra and involucels of many multifid leaves. 



48 A'MMI. Margin of calyx obsolete. Petals obovate, with 

 an inflexed point, emarginately 2-lobed ; lobes unequal, irre- 

 gular ; those on the outside of the umbels the largest. Fruit 

 ovate-oblong ; ribs filiform ; vittse 1 in each furrow. Carpo- 

 phore distinct, 2-parted. Involucra of many trifid or pinna- 

 tifid leaves ; involucels of many leaves. 



49 JEGOPO'DIUM. Margin of calyx obsolete. Petals obovate. 

 emarginate, with an inflexed point. Stylopodium distinct, coni- 

 cal, terminated by the long deflexed styles. Fruit ovate ; ribs 



filiform ; furrows without vittae ; carpophore setaceous, forked 

 at the apex. Involucra and involucels wanting. 



50 CA'RUM. Margin of calyx obsolete. Petals regular, obo- 

 vate, emarginate, with an inflexed point. Stylopodium de- 

 pressed ; styles deflexed. Fruit ovate or oblong, contracted from 

 the sides ; ribs filiform ; vittae 1 in each furrow, and 2 in the 

 commissure, which is flat ; carpophore distinct, forked at the 

 apex. Involucra and involucels variable in the different spe- 

 cies. 



51 CHAM^ESCIA'DIUM. Margin of calyx toothed a little. Pe- 

 tals ovate-lanceolate, quite entire, with an oblique or inflexed 

 point. Stylopodium depressed ; styles at length deflexed. Fruit 

 ovate-oblong ; mericarps solid ; ribs filiform ; vittae 3-4 in each 

 furrow, and 4-G in the commissure ; carpophore adnate, bifid at 

 the apex. Involucra and involucels of many leaves. 



52 BU'NIUM. Margin of calyx obsolete. Petals obovate, 

 emarginate, with an inflexed point. Fruit linear-oblong ; ribs 

 filiform, obtuse ; vittae 2-3 in each furrow, and 4 in the com- 

 missure, all superficial. Carpophore distinct, bifid. Involu- 

 cra variable in the different species ; involucels of few leaves. 



53 CRYPTOTJE'NIA. Margin of calyx obsolete. Petals obo- 

 vate, nearly entire, narrowed into an inflexed point. Fruit con- 

 tracted from the sides, linear-oblong, crowned by the short stylo- 

 podium and straight styles ; ribs filiform, obtuse : 2 lateral ones 

 placed in front of the margins ; vittae numerous in the furrows, 

 covered by a corky pericarp, and are not visible, unless when 

 the pericarps are cut transversely. Involucra wanting ; invo- 

 lucels few-leaved. 



54 PIMPINE'LLA. Margin of calyx obsolete. Petals obovate, 

 emarginate, with an inflexed point. Fruit ovate, contracted from 

 the sides, crowned by the cushion-like Stylopodium and styles, 

 which are reflexed and somewhat capitate at the apex : ribs fili- 

 form ; vittae numerous on the furrows ; carpophore distinct, 

 bifid. Involucra and involucels wanting. 



55 SI'UM. Margin of calyx 5-toothed, but at length obsolete. 

 Petals obovate, emarginate, with an inflexed point. Stylopo- 

 dium pulvinate, with a depressed margin. Styles divergingly 

 reflexed, somewhat capitate at the apex. Fruit compressed or 

 contracted from the sides, crowned by the Stylopodium and styles ; 

 ribs filiform, bluntish ; vittae many, both in the furrows and 

 commissure. Carpophore bipartite, having the mericarps ad- 

 hering to its parts. Involucra of many leaves, rarely of 1 leaf; 

 involucels of many leaves. 



56 BUPLEU'RUM. Margin of calyx obsolete. Petals roundish, 

 entire, closely involute, ending in a broad retuse segment. Fruit 

 crowned by the depressed Stylopodium ; ribs winged, acute, fili- 

 form, or obsolete ; furrows either with or without vittae, smooth 

 or granular. Involucra variable in the different species. Flowers 

 white, yellow, and greenish. 



57 HETEROMORPHA. Margin of calyx 5-toothed. Petals 

 roundish, entire, closely involute, ending in a broad retuse point. 

 Fruit obovately pear-shaped, 3 winged ; mericarps of 2 forms : 

 outer one 2-winged : inner one 3-winged ; the wings running 

 from the teeth of the calyx ; vittae 1 in each furrow, and 2 in 



