162 37. TJMBELLIFEILaS. 



17. FcENic'TrLtrM Hoffm. Fennel. 



1. F. officindU (AIL) ; st. terete below, 1. 3 — 4 times pinnate, 

 segments all capillary long in the upper I. flaccid, umbela of many 

 rays concave. — E. B. 1208. — Involucres 0. St. 3 — 4 feet high, 

 usually filled with pith, branching. Umbels large. Fl. yellow. 

 Whole herb aromatic. Segments of 1. channelled, usually capil- 

 lary in the wild plant ; but the cultivated plant with awlshaped 

 segments is probably the same species. — Ilocks and walls, par- 

 ticularly near the sea. P. VII. VIII. E. I. 



18. Ses'eii Linn. 



1. S. Libandtis (Koch) ; 1. doubly pinnate cut, segments lan- 

 ceolate mucronate, the lowermost leaflets crossing, general in- 

 volucre of many leaves, fr. hairy. — Athamania L. E. B. 138. 

 — St. 1 — 3 feet high, covered at the base with the fibrous re- 

 mains of decayed petioles. Umbels terminal, convex, with 

 many downy rays. — Chalk bills of Oambr., Herts, and Sussex. 



P. VII. viii. E. 



19. Halos'cias Flies. Scottish Lovage. 



1. H. scot'ioum (Fr.) ; 1. twice ternate, leaflets ovate some- 

 what rhomboidal dentate-serrate opaque, involucre of 5 — 7 

 linear-lanceolate leaves, oal. 5-toothed. — Ligusticum L. F. B. 

 1207. — St. herbaceous, nearly simple, striate, tinged with red, 

 1' — IJ foot high. Lts. large, lobed and cut. Interstices with 3, 

 commissure with 6 stripes. Seed quite free in the carpel. — Rocks 

 on the Northern sea-coast. P. VII. E. S. I. 



20. Sila'tjs Besser. Sulphur-wort. 



1. S. praten'sis (Bess.) ; st. angular, radical 1. 3 — 4 times pin- ' 

 nate, leaflets lanceolate entire or bifid, terminal It. tripartite, 

 general involucre of 1 — 2 leaves, partial of many leaves. — F. B. 

 2142. — St. 1 — 2 feet high. L. mostly radical, stem-l. decreasing 

 upwards. FJ. pale yellow. — Damp meadows and pastures. P. 

 VI.-IX. "^ E. S. I. 



21. Me'tjm Town. Bald-money. 



1. M. athaman'ticum (Jacq.) ; 1. bipinnate, leaflets in many 

 threadshaped acute segments.—^. B. 2249. — St. 1 — 2 feet high, 

 round, clothed at the base with the fibrous remains of the de- 

 cayed petioles. Fl. many, whitish yellow. General involucre 

 of 2 or 3 leaves, partial more numerous. Highly aromatic. — 

 Dry mountainous pastures. P. VI. VII. E. S. 



