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277. BUPLEURUM. 



Furrows even, or somewhat striped, p. Moun- 

 tains. ' Abruzzi. Differs from B. falcatum 

 hy the compressedly 4i-edged seeds, the linear 

 L., and other marhs." — Ten. 



12. esaltatum. " Stem loosely panicled. 

 Eoot-L. Uneari-lanceolate, attenuate into stalk ; 

 upper linear, attenuate, all acute, with. 5 nerves 

 and intermediate veins'. Umbels of 5-10 

 rays. Partial bracts lanceolate, acuminate, 

 equalling the stalked fruit. Ribs narrowly 

 winged. Stripes 3. p. 7, 8. On Mount 

 Slavnik and other mountains of coast:" — 

 Koch. Whether these differ from one another 

 and from B. falcatum, the descriptions do not 

 enable me to determine, and I have no sjpeci- 

 mens of decisive authority. 



13. falcatum. Fr. oval, about equal to 

 stalk. Ribs thin, somewhat winged. Stripes 

 3. Partial bracts lanceolate, cuspidate, 3- 

 nerved, equaHuig umbel. Lower L. elliptic, 

 attenuate into stalks; uppermost lineari-lan- 

 ceolate, finely acute, p. 8, 10. Dry hills. 



14. rigidum. Pr. oblong. Ribs veiy thin. 

 Stripe single. Umbel of about 3 rays. Bracts 

 very small. Lower L. obovato-lanceolate, 

 very attenuate, many-nei^ved; upper lanceolate, 

 very small, p. 8. Stony, s. Pr., from Prov. 

 to Narbonne. Mont Cenis. 



ii. Shrubby. 



15. elatum. Fr. oblong. Ribs acute. 

 Umbel of 10-14 equal rays. Partial bracts 

 4-5, lanceolate, cuspidate, 5-nerved, exceeding 

 umbel. Lower L. oblongo-lanceolate, stalked, 

 attenuate ; upper lanceolate, sessile : aU many- 

 nerved, w. 7, 8. Cold calc. rocks. Ma- 

 donie alia Colma Grande. 



16. dianthifolium. Fr. oblong. Ribs 

 acute. Terminal Umbel of about 6 rays ; 

 lateral nearly simple. Partial bracts 5, 

 shorter than umbel. Stems tufted. Lower 

 L. crowded, lineari-lanceolate, 3 -nerved; of 

 flowering-branches few and short : all ses- 

 sile, and sprinkled vrith white dots. p. 5, 6. 

 Isl. Maretimo. , 



17. fruticescens. Fr. glaucous; the 

 ribs hardly apparent. Partial bracts 5, linear, 

 acute, reflexed, shorter than fruit. Rays 2 

 or 3. Bracts 3-5, subulate, veiy short. 

 Stem tortuose. Branches (erect, DC.) (divari- 

 cate, Bekt.). L. Huear, rigid, acuminate, 

 convolute, ■w. Dry. Between Narbonne 

 and Perpignan. 



18. fruticosuxn. Fr. oblong. Ribs acute. 

 Umbel of many equal rays. Bracts oblong, 



obtuse, deciduous. L. oblong, coriaceous, 1- 

 nerved, quite entire, sessile. S. 7, 8. Dry 

 calcareous, mdt. IV. Nice. Cors. Sicily. 



C. Perennial Herbs. Stem-L. broad at base, 

 somewhat amplexicaul. Imolucels full 

 andflower-liJce. 



19. ranunculoides. Root-L. lineari- 

 lanceolate. Stem-L. ovato-lanceolate, some- 

 what amplexicaul. Bracts about 8, unequal ; 

 partial 5, ovate, mucronate, nerved. Ridges 

 of Fr. mnged. Furrows with 1 stripe, p. 8. 

 High pastures. Alps. Pyr. Jura. Apen. 



)3. caricinum. Root-L. somewhat convolute, 

 hneari-subuJate. Stem-L. hardly dilated 

 at base. p. 8. Open rocky. Pyr. Apen. 



20. graEainifoIiuin. Root-L. linear. 

 Stem naked, or mth 1 L. Partial bracts 5-8, 

 oblong, mucronate. Ridges of Fr. winged. 

 Furrows with a single very broad stripe, p. 

 7, 8. Stony. Alps. occ. Pyr. 



21. stellatum. Root-L. lineari-lanceolate. 

 Stem nearly naked. Partial bracts 8, united 

 into a disc ! Ridges of Fr. vringed. Furrows 

 with a single stripe, p. 7, 8. Mountain 

 meadows. Alps. Cors. 



22. long'ifolium. L. ovato-oblong : lower 

 attenuate ; upper cordate, quite amplexicaul. 

 Partial bracts 5, ovate, somewhat acumi- 

 nate. Ridges of Fr. filiform. ■ Furrows with 

 3 stripes, p. 7, 8. Mountains. Fr. Ger. 

 Sw. Sav. 



23. pyrenasum. Root-L. lanceolate. 

 Stem-L. cordato-lanceolate, amplexicaul. Par- 

 tial bracts 5, obovate, exceeding flowers. 

 Ridges of Fr. acute, p. 9. RocJcy meadows. 

 Pyrenees. 



2D. Annual. L. perfoliate. 



24. protractum. Fr. tubercled. Stem- 

 L. ovato-oblong, acuminate. Partial bracts 

 5, mucronate. LTmbel about 3-rayed. a. 5, 6. 

 Fields, s. Eui'ope. 



25. rotundifolium. Fr. smooth. Stem-L. 

 subrotundo-ovate. Partial bracts 5, mucro- 

 nate. Umbel 5-8-rayed. a. 6, 7. Fields. 



278. CICUTA. 



1. virosa. R. hollow, with transverse 

 septs. Fibres cylindrical, verticHlate. L. 2-3- 

 pinnate (txvice ternate, Sm.). Lts. lanceolate, 

 serrate (decurrent, Sm.). p. 8. Featy ditches 

 and streams. 



