CL. V.] PENTANDRIA DIGYNIA. 153 



elliptical, very slightly compressed, contracted at the summit, and 

 crowned with the styles. Seeds convex, with five prominent ribs, 

 the interstices nearly flat and even ; their juncture nearly as broad 

 as themselves. Name mean used by Dioscorides. 158. 



1. M. athamiinticum. Spignel. Meu. Bald-money. Leaflets all in 

 numerous hair-like segments ; general and partial involucral bracteas. 



Root thick and woody, with the fibrous remains of the old leaf-stalks 



adhering to it : stems from one to two feet high : leaves doubly pinnate : 

 flowers yellowish-white. The whole plant, and especially the root, highly 

 aromatic. Perennial : flowers in May and June : grows in hilly pas- 

 tures in the north of England and the Highlands of Scotland : frequent. 

 Eng. Bot. vol. xxxii. pi. 2249. Eng. Ft. vol. ii. p. 84. 456. 



2. M. Faeniculum. Common Fennel. Leaves thrice pinnate : leaflets 



awl-shaped, drooping; no bracteas. Stem three or four feet high, 



erect, much branched, striated, smooth : umbels terminal, very broad : 

 flowers golden-yellow. Aromatic : the seeds are used as a carminative 

 for infants. Perennial: flowers in July and August: grows on chalk 

 cliffs in England. Eng. Bot. vol. xvii. pi. 1208: Anethum Faeniculum. 

 Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 85. 457. 



74. CA'RUM. CARAWAY. 



Flowers separated, somewhat irregular ; the innermost barren ; 

 those of the circumference perfect and productive. Calyx supe- 

 rior, of five very minute, acute leaves, often wanting. Petals five, 

 somewhat unequal, inversely heart-shaped, with inflected points. 

 Filaments hair-like, straight, spreading, as long as the petals; an- 

 thers roundish. Germen egg-shaped, abrupt. Styles at first very 

 short, tumid at the base, afterwards elongated, thread-shaped, 

 spreading ; stigmas bluntish. Floral receptacle ring-like, thin, 

 waved, extending beyond the bases of the styles. Fruit elliptical, 

 compressed, crowned with the receptacle and styles. Seeds nearly 

 cylindrical, narrow at both ends, with five acute slender ribs ; the 

 interstices somewhat convex, smooth. Name used by the Romans, 

 and derived from Caria, where the plant grew. 159. 



1. C. Cdrui. Common Caraway. Stem branched ; partial bracteas 



none. Root tapering : stem about two feet high, erect, angular, and 



furrowed: lower leaves stalked, doubly pinnate, with numerous finely cut 

 leaflets : upper leaves opposite, very unequal : umbels numerous, erect : 

 flowers numerous, white. Cultivated for its seeds, which are carminative. 

 Biennial: flowers in June : grows in meadows and pastures : not com- 

 mon. Eng. Bot. vol. xxi. pi. 1503. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 86. 458. 



75. ATHAMA'NTA. STONE-PARSLEY. 



Flowers imperfectly separated, regular, the innermost abortive. 

 Calyx superior, of five lance-shaped, acute, permanent leaves. 

 Petals five, inversely heart-shaped, with a broad inflected point. 

 Filaments thread-shaped, spreading, incurved, longer than the 

 petals; anthers roundish. Germen egg-shaped, abrupt, downy. 

 Styles at first short, erect, each with a large tumid base ; after- 

 wards spreading ; finally reflected ; stigmas bluntish. Fruit egg- 



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