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294. CENANTHE. 



L. liipinuate, inciso-pinnatifid, segments lan- 

 ceolate ; upper pinnate, segments linear, very 

 long. Umbel of 5-13 rays. Fr. 50-60, ellip- 

 tic ; outer stalked, p. 5, 6. Ditches. Cannes. 

 Ostia. 



B. Root fasciculate. Corky mass forming a 



ring at base offridt. 



4. pimpinelloides. Tubers roundisli or 

 ovoid, on filiform fibres. Root-L. bipinnate. 

 Segments cuneiform, incise. Segments of 

 stem-L. Knear, veiy long, entire. Fi". cylin- 

 di-ical. p. 6, 7- Moist pastures. 



5. Eiisse. Tubers small, ovoid or cylin- 

 drical, terminating in a long fibre. L. bipin- 

 nate. Lts. small : those of lower L. subrotund, 

 obtusely lobed ; of upper oblong or linear. 

 Umbel of few rays. Fl. few. Fr. small, 

 somewhat cylindrical ; outer on stalks shorter 

 and narrower than fruit, p. 4, 5. Moist. 

 Sard. — Bert. 



6. Jordan!. Fibres cylindrical, somewhat 

 fleshy, not swelling or forming any distinct 

 tubers. AllL. bipinnate. Lts. of lower subrotund, 

 obtusely 3 -lobed or entire ; of upper Hneari- 

 lanceolate. Involucel exceeding the nearly 

 globose umbellule. p. 6. Marshes. Between 

 River Sele and PEestmn. — Bert. Bert, says, 

 "Fruit exactly like that of 0. silaifolia," on 

 which account I put the species here, though 

 with some doubt, as Bert, describes the fruit 

 of 0. sUaifolia as more contracted at the base 

 than at the top. 



7. silaifolia. Fibres oblong or somewhat 

 club-shaped. L. 2-3-pinnate. Lts. of lower 

 L. lanceolate ; of upper linear ; but all nearly 

 alike. Fi-. cylindiical. p. 6, 7. Eng. ? Fr. 

 Laybach. Istria. Savoy. Naples. 



C. ^ot fasciculate . Corky mass confined to 

 the gussets of the seeds and to the ribs. 



8. peucedanifolia.' Tubers ovoid or ob- 

 long, sessile. Lower L. bipinnate ; upper pin- 

 nate : divisions of all linear. Outer jjetals 

 twice as large as in 0. Lachenalii, ivith a 

 longer claw, and cloven only to a third of 

 their length, p. 6, 7. Rich meadows. Fr. 

 G. Lombai-dy. Roots are eaten in w. of Fi-. 



9. Iiachenalii. Tubers cylindrical or 

 somewhat club-shaped, long. Lower L. biijin- 

 nate. Lts. ovate or cuneate, obtusely incise ; 

 upper pinnate. Leaflets linear, acute. Fr. ob- 

 long, but attenuate at each end. Pet. of rays 

 subrotund, divided to middle. The divisions 

 of the upper L. are twice as long as in 



O. silaifolia. p. 6, 7. Marshy meadows, 

 ditches. 



10. crocata. Tubers cylindrical or some- 

 what fusiform, thick and long. L. 2-3-pin- 

 nate. Lts. cuneato-ovate, inciso-dentate : all 

 nearly alike. Fz-. nearly cylindrical, p. 7- 

 Bitches. Very poisonous. Eng. Fr. Cors. 

 Sai'dinia. 



D. Root simple, fusiform, fibrous. 



11. Phellandrium. Stem greatly enlarg- 

 ing towards the base. Divisions of submersed 

 L. capillary. Upper L. tripinnate. Lts. ovate, 

 pianatifid. Umbels opposite the L. Fr. eUip- 

 tico-oblong. p.? 7,8. Stillwater. 



12. fluviatile. Stem rather diminishing 

 towards the base. Divisions of submersed L. 

 cuneate. Upper L. tripinnate. Lts. ovate, pin- 

 natifid. Umbels opposite L. Fr. eUiptico-ob- 

 long. p.? 7, 8. Running water. Discovered 

 by Mr. Coleman at Hertford; frequent in 

 Hampshire and Dorsetshire. The Bruit 

 when dried exhibits but little of the corky 

 substance. 



295. CRITHMUM. 



1. maritimum. L. tripinnate. Lts. lan- 

 ceolate, fleshy. Bracts ovato-lanceolate, acute. 

 p. 8. Rocky calc. shores. Not in G. 



296. iETHUSA. 



1. Cynapium. L. aU bipinnate. Lts. 

 lanceolate, pinnatifid. Outer rays twice as long 

 as fruit. Involucel of 3 pendulous L., much 

 longer than umbel, a. 6-8. Rich. 



2. cynapioides. Divisions of L. oblong, 

 acute. Outer rays of umbel about as long as 

 fruit. Involucel of 3 L., not longer than um- 

 bel, a. 6, 8. Woods and waysides, lower 

 Aus. Boh. 



297. FCENICULUM. 



1. o:fficiiiale. L. decompound. Segments 

 capillary. Rays 13-20. Stem round at the 

 base. b. 7, 8. Sandy and rocky uncult. Rare 

 in G. 



Two allied species are said by Bertoloni 

 to be cultivated in Italy. F. sativum, an annual 

 plant with a hollow stem, and a fastigiate {not 

 concave) umbel ; and F. dulce, also an annual, 

 ivith a swelling and somewhat compressed 

 base to the stem, lohich is eaten ; and L. in 

 two opposite rows. 



2. piperitum. Lacinia3 of upper L. subu- 



