174 37. 



18. SES'ELI Linn. 



1. S. Lil>an6tis (Koch) ; 1. doubly pinnate cut, segments lan- 

 ceolate rnucronate, the lowermost leaflets crossing, general in- 

 volucre of many leaves, fr. h&iry.Athamanta L. E. B. 138. 

 St. 1 3 feet high, covered at the base with the fibrous re- 

 mains of decayed petioles. Umbels terminal, convex, with 

 many downy rays. Chalk hills of Cambr., Herts, and Sussex. 

 P. VII. VIII. * E. 



19. HALOS'CIAS Fries. Scottish Lovage. 



1. II. scot'icum (Fr.) ; 1. twice ternate, leaflets ovate some- 

 what rhomboidal dentate-serrate opaque, involucre of o 7 

 linear-lanceolate leaves, cal. 5-toothed. Liyusticum L. E. B. 

 1207. St. herbaceous, nearly simple, striate, tinged with red, 

 1 1J foot high. Lts. large, lobed and cut Interstices with 3, 

 commissure with G stripes. Seed quite free in the carpel. Hocks 

 on the Northern sea-coast. P. VII. ' E. S. I. 



20. SILA'US Benih. Sulphur-wort. 



1. S.Jlaves'cens (Bernh.) ; st. angular, radical 1. 3 4 times 

 pinnate, leaflets lanceolate entire or bifid, terminal It. tripartite, 

 general involucre of 1 2 leaves, partial of many leaves. E. B. 

 2142. S.prqtensis (Bess.) ed.viii.--St. 12 feet high. L. mostly 

 radical, stem-1. decreasing upwards. Fl. pale yellow. Damp 

 meadows and pastures. P. VI. IX. E. S. 1. 



21. ME'UM Mill. Bald-money. 



1. M. athamari ticum (Jacq.) ; 1. bipinnate, leaflets in many 

 threadshaped acute segments. E. B. 2249. St. 1 2 feet high, 

 round, clothed at the base with the fibrous remains of the de- 

 cayed petioles. Fl. many, whitish yellow. General involucre 

 of 2 or 3 leaves, partial more numerous. Highly aromatic. 

 Dry mountainous pastures. P. VI. VII. E. S. 



22. CKITH'MUM Linn. Samphire. 



1. C. marit'imum (L.). E. B. 819. St. 6 12 in. long. L. 

 fleshy, 2 3-pinnate ; leaflets lanceolate, narrowed at both ends, 

 few. Involucre of many lanceolate acute leaves. Fl. whitish. 

 On rocky sea-coasts. " P. VIII. E. S. I. 



