Plants of the Punjab. 



399 



Herbs, Erect, with Alternate Exstipulate Compound Leaves. 



Petals ununited. 



Ferula Thomsoni, 



Umbellifer^. 

 F. B. I. ii. 708. 

 Kashmir, 

 5-6,000 ft. 

 (Thomson). 

 (C. B. Clarke). 



Ferula Jaeschkeana, 

 Asafoetlda, 



Ring. 



Umbellifer^. 



F. B. I. ii. 708. 



Kashmir, 



6-12,000 ft. 



Common. 



Baluchistan. 



Peucedanum 



graveolens, 



Dill, 



Sowa. 



Umbellifer;e. 

 F. B. I.ii.709. 

 The Plains to 

 2,000 ft. 



Peucedanum 

 Thomsoni, 



Umbellifer^. 

 F.B.I.ii.711. 

 Kashmir, 

 5-9,000 ft. 



Heraeleum 

 Thomsoni, 



Umbelliferje. 

 F. B.I. ii.711. 

 Himalaya, 

 9-15.000 ft. 

 Kashmir. Lahul, 

 Spiti. 



Flowers, minute, in umbels. 



large, perennial, smooth ; leaves 3-pinnate, lower 

 leaves 12-24 in., ovate, tertiary pimiae 2 hj | in., nearly 

 entire, mostly stalked, sheaths of stem leaves large with 

 simple or almost compound umbels ; flowers yellow, also 

 in a terminal large leafless compound umbel, bracts none or 

 small, soon falling off, bracteoles none or very small, calyx 

 teeth none, petals ovate, blunt-tipped or notched ; fruit 

 I by -i in., oblong, much flattened, lateral ridges winged, 

 vittse broad, one in the dorsal furrows. 



like the last species, but the leaflets on the margin 

 are round toothed. This is probabW the source of asafoe- 

 tida from Kashmir, the drug oozes out of incisions on the 

 roots, it is much used as a condiment in India and as a 

 medicine for the cure of flatulence. 



medium size, perennial, smooth, aromatic ; leaves 2-3- 

 pinnate, ultimate segments |-1 in., linear ; flowers yellow, 

 in compound umbels, bracts and bracteoles none, calyx 

 teeth none or minute, petals ovate with a broad tip, notch- 

 ed, styles small ; fruit -| by -^ in., narrowly winged, oil 

 gland large, solitary in each furrow, seed much flattened, 

 inner face plane. The leaves are used as a pot herb, the 

 fruit is used as a condiment, and as a medicine, being a 

 cure for colic. 



Hke the last species, but the stem is large, the leaves 

 are 3-4 pinnate, ultimate segments ^ in., ovate, deeply 

 divided, bracts and bracteoles few, umbels large, irregular, 

 calvx-teeth none, fruit J in. 



small to medium size, perennial or biennial, grey 

 velvety ; leaves 6-10 in., 2-pinnate, ovate-lanceolate, ulti- 

 mate segments |-1 in., pinnately divided ; flowers white, 

 in compound umbels, bracts 4-5, |-| in., rays 4-10, 1-2 in., 

 bracteoles 5-8, ^ in., ovate-lanceolate, white margined. 



petals ovate with a broad tip, notched, fruit i-| by J-J in. 

 velvety, flattened, slightly winged, gi-eenish, oil gland soli- 

 tary in each furrow. 



