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317. FERULA. 



of the uppermost L. dilated. (Inner face of 

 seed downy. Beet.) p. Open. Mireval near 

 Montp. Prov.- Capri. 



318. PERULAGO. 



1. galbanifera. Stem furrowed. L. su- 



pradecompound, decussate ; outline ovate. Lts. 

 pinnatifid, divaricate. Segments lineal", cuspi- 

 date. General bracts many, oblongo-lanceolate, 

 reilexed. p. 7, 8. Open hills. Coasts of Mdt. 



2. geniculata. Stem finely striate, swell- 

 ing at joinings, branched, nearly naked at top. 

 L. supradecompound. Lts. decussate. Seg- 

 ments linear, flat, acute, rigid. Bracts many, 

 ovato-lanceolate, short. Fr. eUiptico-oblong. 

 p. 6. Drif cole, hills. Sic. K. Nap. 



3. Barrelieri. "L. tripianate ; outline ob- 

 long. Lts. rigid, trtfid. Segments Hneari- 

 setaceous, very short, mucronulate, rough on 

 margin. Upper branches whorled. Bracts 

 coriaceous. Fr. oblong. Ridges obtuse, p. 7. 

 Vultur. Apulia." — Beet. 



319. PEUCEDANUM. 



A. Involucre or of 1-3 deciduous L. 

 Margin of Fruit narrow. 



i. L. ternate. 



1. paniculatum. " Stem fonning at top 

 a much branched panicle. L. ternato-suprade- 

 compound. Lts. canaliculato-filiform, with a 

 very narrow cartUagiaous margin. Umbel di- 

 varicate. Fr. oblong, exquisitely striped, p. 7. 

 Nouza in Cors." — Beet. " Certainly different 

 from P. officinale" Beet. ; but no distinction 

 is given, except that the fruit is larger. 



2. ofiicinale. Stem branched, striate. L. 

 five times temate. Lts. narrow, linear attenu- 

 ate at each end. General bracts 3. Flowers 

 yellow. Stalks 3-3 times as long as fruit, p. 

 7, 8. Meadows, occ. 



2. parisiense. L. 3-4 times temate. Lts. 

 27-46, Uneari-lanceolate ; the terminal ternate, 

 the others undivided. Fl. white. Fr. about 

 as long as stalk, p. 7, 8. Fr. Trieste ? 



4. Petteri. L. twice temate. Pinnae of 

 lower L. sometimes of 5 Lts. Lts. 9-13, co- 

 riaceous, lanceolato-linear, acuminate, quite 

 entire. Fl. white. Stem erect. Umbel short. 

 p. 8, 9. Boggij meadows. Trieste. — Beet. 



ii. L. pinnate. 



5. Schottii. Stem striate. L. dull. Lts. 

 sessile, many-cleft. Segments Haear, acumi- 



nate; the lower decussate. Rays of umbel 

 smooth. Furrows of fruit with one stripe, p. 

 7, 8. Warm rocks. Isonzothal, Carniola. 



B. Involucre of many permanent L. 

 i. Margin of Fi-uit narrow. L. tripinnate. 



6. Cervaria. Lts. ovate, somewhat spinu- 

 loso-serrate ; lower with an external lobe at 

 the base. Branches of L. -stalk spreading. 

 Stripes of interior face of fruit parallel, p. 7, 8. 



m. and s. Eur. 



7. Oreoselinum. L. shining. Stalks of 

 divisions refract. Lts. remote, ovate, inciso- 

 pinnatifid. Teeth mucronate. General bracts 

 reflexed. Sti'ipes of interior face of fruit bowed. 

 p. 8, 9. Open hills, m. Eur. 



8. alsaticum. Stem furrowed, somewhat 

 panicled. Lts. ovate, pinnatifid. Segments Une- 

 ari-lanceolate, rough on margin. General bracts 

 spreading. Rays of umbel smooth. Styles 

 of fruit reflexed, hardly exceeding stylopode. 

 p. 7, 8. Drg stony hills. Als. Prov. Ger. 



9. veuetum. Stems furrowed, somewhat 

 panicled. Lts. ovate, pinnatifid. Segments 

 Hneari-lanceolate, rough on margin. General 

 bracts spreading. Rays of umbel rough on 

 inner side. Styles reflexed, about half as long 

 as fruit, p. 7, 8. Dry rochy hills, s. side 

 of Alps from Sw. to Fiume. Genoa. Bologna. 



10. palustre. Stem furrowed. PinuEe pin- 

 natifid, incise. Segments linear, acuminate. 

 Bracts linear, sometimes divided. Bracteoles 

 fi'ce. Stripes of internal face of the fi'uit co- 

 vered ! Bitches and marshy meadows. Fr. 

 Sw. G. Lomb. 



ii. Margin of Fruit broad, somewhat transpa- 

 ' rent. L. ternato-tripinnate, many-cleft. 



11. austriacum. Stem furrowed, some- 

 what branched. Lts. ovate, cuneate at base. 

 Segments Hneari-lanceolate, acuminate. Mar- 

 gin smooth. Teeth coarse, blunt, mucronate. 

 p. 7, 8. Stony thickets. Vosges. Sw. Car- 

 niola. Carinthia. Boh. Fr., according to Bert., 

 exactly elliptic. Koch says it varies from 

 subrotund to oblong-oval. 



12. sulcatuxa. " Stem furrowed, angular, 

 full, mth a few alternate branches. L. tripin- 

 nate. Lts. cuneate, pinnatifido-incise. Seg- 

 ments narrow, acute, mucronulate. Umbels 

 large. Fruit eUiptico-oblong. p. 6-8. Abr. 

 Vallombrosa. Differs from austriacum by the 

 much larger umbel, and by the lengthened 

 shape of the Fruit'' — Beet. 



