CL. V.] PENTANDRIA DIGYNIA. 143 



Petals nearly equal, inversely heart-shaped, with an inflected 

 point. Filaments hair-like, spreading ; anthers roundish. Ger- 

 nien egg-shaped, bristly. Styles awl-shaped, somewhat spread- 

 ing, much shorter than the corolla, permanent, very tumid at 

 the base ; stigmas simple. Fruit egg-shaped, crowned with the 

 spreading styles. Seeds without ribs, covered with ascending, 

 awl-shaped prickles, or partly with prominent granulations ; 

 their juncture channelled, close. Name from toreo, to carve, in 

 allusion to the fruit. 138. 



1. T. Anthriscus. Upright Hedge-parsley* Umbels of many close 

 rays, with many general bracteas ; leaves bipinnate, with pinnati- 



fid leaflets ; branches nearly erect. Stem erect, two or three 



feet high, furrowed : flowers small, white : fruit small, with in- 

 curved bristles. Annual : flowers in July : grows in hedges and 

 waste places : common. Eng. Bot. vol. xiv. pi. 987. Caucalis 

 Anthriscus. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 43. 417. 



2. T. infesta. Spreading Hedge-parsley. Umbels of many close 

 rays, with scarcely any general bracteas ; leaves pinnate, withpin- 



natifid leaflets ; branches spreading. Stem about a foot high : 



flowers white. Annual : flowers in July : grows in corn-fields 

 and by way-sides : common. Eng. Bot. vol.xix. pi. 1314. Cau- 

 calis infesta. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 43. 418. 



3. T. nodosa. Knotted Hedge-parsley. Umbels lateral, simple, 



nearly sessile ; stem prostrate ; fruit partly granulated. Stems 



about a foot long, rough : leaves doubly pinnate, hairy, deep glau- 

 cous green. Annual : flowers in May and June : grows in waste 

 places and by way-sides : frequent. Eng. Bot. pi. 199. Eng. Fl. 

 vol. ii. p. 44. 419. 



54. ANTHRI'SCTJS. BEAKED-PARSLEY. 



Flowers all perfect, regular. Calyx none. Petals equal, uni- 

 form, inversely heart-shaped, with a small inflected point. Fila- 

 ments hair-like, spreading, as long as the corolla ; anthers 

 roundish. Gerinen oblong, bristly. Floral receptacle slightly 

 bordered. Styles awl-shaped, short, erect, tumid at the base ; 

 stigmas obtuse. Fruit egg-shaped, tumid, beaked. Seeds with- 

 out ribs, covered with short incurved bristles ; the beak angu- 

 lar, naked, much shorter than the body of the fruit, crowned 

 with the permanent styles. Name used by Pliny. 139. 



1. A. vulgar is. Common Beaked-parsley. Fruit egg-shaped, 

 twice the length, of its beak ; leaves thrice pinnate, with pinnatifid 



leaflets. Stem two or three feet high, erect, smooth, and glossy, 



swelled under the joints : flowers small, white, all perfect and fer- 

 tile. Annual : flowers in May : grows in waste ground, on dry 

 banks, and by road-sides. Eng. Bot. vol. xii. pi. 1818. Scandix 

 Anthriscus. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 45. 420. 



55. SCA'NDIX. NEEDLE-CHERVIL. 



Flowers separated, the innermost barren. Calyx none. Petals 

 unequal, undivided, tapering at the base, spreading. Filaments 

 thread-shaped, spreading, as long as the corolla, anthers roundish. 



