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Garden ANof lica,' @', 8°-6° high, very aromatic ; stalks candied by 

 confectioners. N. Eur. A. atropurpurea, 4°-6° high. N. and W., 

 U. S. A. hirsuta, 2°-5° high. N. Y. to Mich., S. to Gulf. Other 

 American species. 3. Crithmum mnritimum, Samphire (Hekbe 

 DE St. Pierre) Eock-Cress. Aromatic, spicy ; Ivs. hlue-green, 

 fleshy, used as a pickle. Marine rocks, Eur., Canaries. 4. .ffi'thusa 

 Cyndpium, Fool's Parsley. 0. Eesemhles true parsley, hut 

 worthless. Pig. 139, 1. Eur. 5. Foeniculum vulgdre (officinale), 

 Fennel. Q|.. Lys. dissected. Aromatic ; fl's. yellow. Fr., Fig. 

 174, E. Eur., W. Asia Tribe 5. 1. Carum Cdrui, Caraway. 

 Lvs. of last ; sds aromatic. Eur. 2. Petroselinum sativum, Pars- 

 ley. "Well-known herb. Fig. 139, 2. Sardinia. 3. Apium graveo- 

 lens. Celery, (g). Stalks edible, fragrant. Sev. garden varieties. 

 Eur. 4. Cicuta maeuldta, Water Hemlock. Q(., 6° high, showy 

 fls. white ; aromatic, but very poisonous. Common, U.S. C. virosa, 

 similar, smaller, Eur. 5. Bupleiirum, Hare's Ear. Involucre 

 showy. Sev. spec. Q|. or ev. shrubs, 3°-6° high, showy. Eur., 

 Asia, Af. Tribe 6. 1. Echinbphora tenuifblia, i2). rigid, spiny, fls. 

 white ; S. Italy. E. trichophijlla, similar, Levant. 



Section 3. — Umbels simple, or regularly (rarely irregularly) com- 

 pound. Vittse 0, Tribe 7. 1. Astrantia. QJ. ; rts. black, aromatic ; 

 rad. lvs. palmilobed; stem lvs. few, small, sessile. Umbels with 

 leafy involucre ; fls. pink or white ; umbellets with showy, petal-like 

 lvs. Ornamental. 12 spec, Eur., W. Asia. 2. Eryngium. %. (2). 

 Lvs. bristly or spiny. Fls. in hds. Many spec, both worlds ; all 

 ornamental. E. maritimum, Sea-Holly. %; lvs. spiny; fl. hds. 

 thistle-like, blue; rt. fleshy, edible. Sea-shore, Gt. Brit. E. ame- 

 thptinum, hds., bracts, and stems bright blue, Styria. E. alplnum, 

 srnaller, more brilliant, Switzerland. E. virginidnum, 2°-3° high; 

 hds. blue. N. J. to Fla., W. to Tex. Sev. other Am. spec Tribe 

 8. 1. H6rmas, stunted-looking; fls. green. 3 spec, Cape of Good 

 Hope. 2. Bowlesia tenera, minute, curious ; fls. green. Mt. Video. 

 Tribe 9. 1. Hydroc6tyle. Q|., low, smooth marsh or aquatic herbs ; 

 fls umbelled. H. vulgaris, Pennywort. Lvs. peltate, rhiz. creep- 

 ing. Boo-s, Gt. Brit. H. umbellata, H. interriipta, similar; coasts 

 and rivers, Mass., S. _ 



Fiff-Marigold Alliance.— Fls. reg. or sub-irreg. Ova. syncarpous, 

 adh or free, l-2-t» -celled. (AUied also to Pink and Goose-foot Alli- 

 ances). 78.'Ficoidea. 79. Cacticeje. 



Ord 78. FicoidcK (Mesembryacese).— Fls. usually cymose, reg. ; 

 rarely diclinous. Fr. various. Herbs, rarely Shrubs ; usually unun- 

 portant weeds. Hot, dry regions, both worlds. About 20 gen. ; over 



450 spec 3 Tribes : t, . i « r. i r fl.i . 



Tribe 1 1. MoUCigo, Carpet-weed. Petals 0. Calyx 6-ti(l, 

 sta 5-3-10. Low, spreading ; small lvs. (opp.) and fls. ; boll 3-celled, 

 oo-seeded Sev. spec, both worlds. M. verticiUata, Q. Comnion, 

 US Tribe 2. 1. Sesiivium. Petals 0. Ova. free ; pyxidium 3-5- 

 ceiled, oc-seeded. Smooth, succulent herbs ; lvs. opp., fl usually sol ; 

 calyx 5-parted, colored inside. spec, both worlds. S. PortoiaMS- 

 in/m, sandy sea-coast, N. J. to Fla. Tribe 3. Ova. adh. l^Tetra- 

 gbnia. Petals 0. Calyx 4-lobed ; sta. 4-12 ; styles 3-8. Drupe 4- 

 Lnered, horned, 8-celled ; cells 1-seeded. Littoral herbs or shrub , 

 lvs. fleshy. Sev. spec, S. hemisphere; except T. expansa,NEV Zea- 



