37. UMBELLIFERJ5. 165 



32. CAUCALIS. Cal. of 5 teeth. Pet. obcordate with an in- 

 flexed point, outer ones radiant and bifid. Fr. slightly late- 

 rally compressed. Carp, with ti li form bristly pr imary, and 

 more or less prominent secondary ridges, all bearing 1 3 

 rows of prickles. Umbels sometimes simple. 



33. TOBILIS. Cal. of 5 teeth. Pet obcordate with an in- 

 flexed point, outer ones radiant and bind. Fr. slightly 

 laterally compresssd. Carp, with bristly primary ridges, 

 with many prickles on the spaces between them. 



Tr. XL SCANDICINEJE. Fr. compressed or contracted on 

 the sides, often beaked or narrowed at the top. Carpels 

 with primary ridges only. 



34. SCANDIX. Cal. inconspicuous. Pet. obovate with an in- 

 flexed point. Fr. with a very long beak. Carp, with 5 

 blunt ridges ; stripes none. 



35. CH^EROPHYLLUM. Cal. inconspicuous. Pet. obcordate 

 with an iuflexed point. Fr. hardly beaked. Carp, with 5 

 equal blunt ridges, often only apparent at the top ; stripes 

 solitary or wanting. 



36. MYRRHIS. Cal. inconspicuous. Pet. obcordate with an 

 inflexed point. Fr. not beaked. Carp, formed of a double 

 membrane ; the outer with elevated keeled ridges hollow 

 within, the inner close to the seed ; stripes 0. 



Tr. XII. SMYRNIE^E. Fr. ovoid or didymous compressed or 

 contracted on the sides. Carpels with primary ridges only, 

 not beaked nor remarkably narrowed at the top. 



[37. ECHINOPHORA. Cal. of 5 teeth. Pet, obcordate with 

 an inflexed point, the exterior larger and bifid. Fl. of the 

 ray, sterile on long stalks, fertile central and solitary. Fr. 

 ovoid terete, imbedded in the enlarged prickly receptacle. 

 Carp, with 5 depressed equal striate wavy ridges ; inter- 

 stices with single stripes and covered by a cobweblike 

 membrane.] 



38. CONIUM. Cal. inconspicuous. Pet. obcordate with 

 a short inflexed point. Fr. ovoid, laterally compressed. 

 Carp, with 5 prominent or wavy crenate ridges , the lateral 

 marginal ; interstices striate ; stripes *. 



I have never seen any stripes, which are said to be sometimes present, 



