Crithmuin.] pentandria— digynia. 117 



furrowed, leaves Lipinnatifid, leaflets incised the segments lan- 

 ceolate very acute, umbels bemisphiBerical, universal involucre 

 of many leaves. — A(/iaman(a Libunotis, L. — E. BU. t. 138. — 

 Libcmotis vulgaris, DC. 



Chalky pastures, very rare. Gogmagog hills, Canibritlgeshire {Ray) ; 

 and I pussess fine specimens from the same county, through the kindness 

 of my friend Prof. Henslow. Between St Albans and Stony. Stratford. 

 Fl. Aug. T4- — liuot lusiform, crowned with the fibrous bases of the old 

 leaves. Stem I;^ to 2 feet high. Fruit hairy. 



68. LiGusTicuM. Linn. I Loveage. 



1. L. Scoticum, L. (Scottish Lovagc) ; leaves twice teriiate, 

 leaflets subrhomboid dentato-serrate not glossy, general involu- 

 cre of about 6 narrow leaves, calyx 5-toothed. E. Bot. t. 1 207. 



Rocky sea-coasts, in the north of England and Scotland, frequent. 

 Fl. July. 1^ . — Hoot fusiform, acrid but aromatic. Sttm nearly simple. 

 Leaves mostly radical; leaJlets\3iTge, deeply serrated, rather fleshy. — In 

 the island of Skye this plant is eaten raw and called S/nuiis. — The true 

 Loveage, common in gardens, Ligusticum Levisticinn ("now, the genus 

 Levisticitm), has truly winged ridges to the fruit, and fewer vittCB ; but 

 in other respects is nearly allied to this. It may, however, at once be 

 known by its larger size, branched stems, and more compound shining 

 leaves. 



69. SiLAUs. Besser. Pepper-Saxifrage. 



1. S. prataisis, Bosser, {meadow Pejjper- Saxifrage) ; leaves 

 tripinnate, leaflets linear-lanceolate opposite, general involucro 

 of 1 or 2 leaves — Peucedanuni Silaus, L. — E. Bot. t. "^14:;. — 

 Cnidiiim Silaus, Spr. — E. FL v. \'\. p. 91. 



Pastures and meadows, not unfrequent in Eniiland. Near Oxenfurd 

 Castle and Kelso, Scotland. Fl. July — Sept.i;.— 'l— 2 feet high. Partial 

 ?<?«6e/s small, distant. Flowers pale yellow. Whole plant fetid when 

 bruised, apparently rejected by cattle. 



70. MiuM. Tourn. Spignel. 



1. M. athamdnticum, Jacq. {Spignel, Bleu, or Bald-money') ; 

 all the leaflets multipartite, segments bristle-shaped. E. But. t. 

 2249. — Athamanta Meum, L. — Ligusticum Mtum, Crantz. 



Dry alpine pastures, in the north of England and Scotland ; especially 

 in the Hijihlands, frequent. Fl. June, July. If. — Foot fusiform, eateu' 

 by the Highlanders as an aromatic and carminative : at its sun)mit are 

 the fibrous remains of former years' leaves. Leaves loner, daik-green, 

 douhly-pinnate. Floicers yellowish. — Remarkable for its setaceo-nmlti- 

 fid leaf and powerfully aiomalie smell. Bald,ov Bald-riioney, is a cor- 

 ruption of Balder, the Apollo of the northern nations ; to whom this 

 plant was dedicated. 



71. Crithjium. Linn. Samphire. 



1. C. maritiinum, L. (sea Samphire) ; leaflets lanceolate fleshy, 

 leaves of the involucre ovate. E. Bot. t. 819. 



Rocks by the sea-side : rare in Scotland, found only, I believe, on the 

 coast of GsiUoway and thence northward to Colzean Castle, Ayrshire; 



