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UMBELLIFERjE. 



the commissure. A shrub with yellow flowers and ternate leaves. 

 Involucra and involucels of many short leaves. 



TRIBE V. 



SESELI'NE.S. Fruit terete, or nearly so, with a transverse 

 section ; or the mericarps are rather compressed on the back, 

 with 5 Jiliform or winged ribs : the lateral ones marginating, 

 equal to the others, or broader. Seeds teretely convex on the 

 back. Raphe marginal or submarginal. 



58 LICHTENSTEI'NIA. Margin of calyx acutely 5-toothed. 

 Petals elliptic, with a long, inflexed point. Fruit nearly terete, 

 crowned by the conical stylopodium and short styles; ribs fili- 

 form, equal ; vittae large solitary under the ribs, but none 

 in the furrows nor commissure. Involucra and involucels of 

 many short leaves. Flowers yellow. 



59 OTTOA. Margin of calyx obsolete. Petals equal, with 

 an inflexed subulate point. Styles arched, capitate at the 

 apex. Fruit oblong, rather compressed at the commissure ; 

 ribs membranous. Involucra and involucels none. Flowers 

 polygamous. 



60 (ENA'NTHE. Margin of calyx 5-toothed, permanent. 

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

 dium conical. Fruit cylindrfcally ovate, crowned by the long 

 erect styles ; ribs rather convex, obtuse, marginating ones rather 

 the broadest ; vittae 1 in each furrow ; carpophore indistinct . 

 Involucra variable in the different species, sometimes wanting ; 

 involucels of many leaves. 



61 ANNESORHI'ZA. Margin of calyx 5-toothed, permanent. 

 Petals elliptic, with an inflexed point. Fruit prismatically quad- 

 rangular, crowned by the calyx and reflexed styles ; mericarps 

 of 9. forms, one 3-winged, and the other 4-winged from the ribs; 

 vittae 1 in each furrow and 2 in the commissure. Carpophore 

 bipartite. Involucra and involucels of many leaves. 



62 SCLEROSCIA'DIUM. Calycine teeth 5, conical, permanent 

 (f. 56. F. h.). Petals obcordate, with an inflexed point (f. 56. 

 F. ft.), which is bi or tridentate at the apex. Stylopodium 

 conical ; styles filiform (f. 56. F. e.). Fruit ovate-globose, solid 

 (f. 56. F. g. h.} ; ribs much elevated, bluntish, equal ; vittae 1 

 in each furrow and 2 in the commissure ; carpophore distinct, 

 undivided (f. 56. F. k.). Involucra almost wanting; involucels 

 of 5-7 leaves. 



63 DASYLOMA. Margin of calyx obsolete. Petals unknown. 

 Stylopodium depressed ; styles short. Fruit ovate ; mericarps 

 not separating at maturity ; ribs corky, cellular : 3 dorsal ones 

 small : 2 lateral ones large and obtuse ; furrows narrow, and i* 

 furnished with 1 vitta each, but the commissure is flat, and fur- V 

 nished with 2 ; carpophore indistinct. Involucra and involucels 

 wanting. 



64 CYNOSCIA'DIUM. Calycine teeth 5 (f. 63. c.), subulate, 

 permanent. Petals obovate, or nearly elliptic, entire, with an 

 inflexed point (f. 63. e.). Stylopodium conical ; styles short, 

 reflexed (f. 63. d.). Fruit oval-oblong or ovate (f. 63. 6.), 

 tapering at the apex ; ribs thick, corky ; vittae 1 in each furrow, 



and 2 in the commissure. Involucra and involucels of many 

 leaves (f. 63. /.#.) 



65 ^ETHU'SA. Margin of calyx obsolete. Petals obovate, 

 emarginate, with an inflexed point ; outer petals radiating. Fruit 

 ovate-globose ; ribs elevated, thick, acutely keeled : lateral ones 

 rather the broadest ; vittae 1 in each furrow, and 2 arched ones 

 in the commissure ; carpophore bipartite. Involucrum wanting 

 or of 1 leaf; involucels of 1-3-5 leaflets, on one side of the 

 umbellule. 



66 FOZNI'CULUM. Margin of calyx tumid, obsolete. Petals 

 roundish, entire, involute, with a rather quadrate retuse point; 

 ribs rather prominent, bluntly keeled : lateral ones rather the 

 broadest ; vittae 1 in each furrow, and 2 in the commissure. 

 Involucra and involucels wanting, or nearly so. Flowers yellow. 



67 KUNDMA'NNIA. Margin of calyx 5-toothed. Petals 

 roundish, entire, involute, with a broad retuse point. Stylopo- 

 dium conical. Fruit terete, 10 -furrowed; mericarps with 5 

 filiform, obtuse, equal ribs ; vittse many, both in the furrows and 

 commissure ; carpophore undivided. Involucra and involucels 

 of many filiform reflexed leaves. 



68 DEVE'RRA. Margin of calyx obsolete. Petals ovate, with 

 an inflexed acumen. Styles short. Fruit ovate or roundish, 

 hispid from scales or hairs ; mericarps semi-terete, with obsolete 

 ribs ; vittae 1 in each furrow, and 2 in the commissure. Carpo- 

 phore bipartite. An aromatic almost leafless shrub. Involucra 

 of 4-6 leaves ; involucels of 4-6 ovate-lanceolate leaves. 



69 SORA'NTHUS. Margin of calyx obsoletely toothed. Petals 

 broadly ovate, acuminated, permanent, with an inflexed point. 

 Fruit a little compressed from the back : crowned by the diva- 

 ricate styles ; mericarps with 5, hardly prominent ribs ; vittae 



1 in each furrow, and 4 in the commissure. Carpophore bipar- 

 tite. Involucra nearly wanting ; involucels of 5-7 spreadingly 

 reflexed leaves. 



70 SE'SELI. Margin of calyx 5-toothed; teeth short, thickish. 

 Petals obovate, emarginate or nearly entire, with an inflexed point 

 (f. 55. E. !.). Fruit (f. 55. E. d. f. 55. D. a. 6.) oval or 

 oblong, crowned by the reflexed styles (f. 55. E. b.) ; ribs fili- 

 form or elevated, rather prominent, thick, corky : lateral ones 

 a little broader than the rest ; vittae 1 in each furrow, sometimes 



2 in the outer furrows, but always 2 or 4 in the commissure. 

 Involucra almost wanting ; involucels of many leaves. 



FIG. 55. 



