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 meon used by Dioscorides. 158. 



1. M. athamdnticum. Spignel. Men. 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, especially the root, highly aromatic. Perennial : 

 flowers in May and June : grows in hilly pastures in the north of 

 England and the Highlands of Scotland : frequent. Eng. Bot. vol. 

 xxxii. pi. 2249. Eng, Fl. vol. ii. p. 84. 456. 



2. M. Fceniculum. Common Fennel. Leaves thrice pinnate : 



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



feet high, erect, much branched, striated, smooth : umbels termi- 

 nal, 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 Fceniculum. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 85. 457. 



74. CA'RUM. CARAWAY. 



Flowers separated, somewhat irregular ; the innermost bar- 

 ren ; those of the circumference perfect and productive. Calyx 

 superior, 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; anthers roundish. Germen egg-shaped, 

 abrupt. Styles at first very short, tumid at the base, after- 

 wards 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 some- 

 what convex, smooth. Name used by the Romans, and de- 

 rived from Caria, where the plant grew. 159. 



1. C. Cdrui. Common Caraway. Stem branched ; partial brac- 

 teas none. Root tapering : stem about two feet high, erect, an- 

 gular, 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 common. Eng. Bot. vol. xxi. 

 pi. 1503. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 86. 458. 



75, ATHAMA'NTA. STONE-PARSLEY, 

 Flowers imperfectly separated, regular, the innermost abor- 

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

 leaves. Petals five, inversely heart-shaped, with a broad in- 

 flected 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 ; afterwards spreading finally reflected ; stigmas 



