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shades of rose colour. In gardens ; native of China. Does not 

 flower freely in this clinaate. 



XLV.— UMBELLIFERiE, DC. Prod. 4, p 55 ; Lind. 



Nat. Syst., p 4. 



APIUM, Pentandria Digynia. From a Celtic name for water, 

 in allusion to the place of growth. 



1. A Petroselinum, Linn. sp. 379; Don's syst. 3, p 379. — 

 Parsley; now generally cultivated in the gardens of Europeans in 

 India, but seldom in those of natives, who do not appear to appre- 

 ciate the value of this plant as a seasoning ingredient. 



2. A Geaveolens, W. and A. 1 135. — Celery; in gardens. 



3. A Involucratum, Roxb. 2, p 97. — '' Ajmood." Is much 

 cultivated in Gujarat; it is the native substitute for Parsley; seeds 

 medicinal. 



PTYCHOTI?^, W. and A., Pentandria Digynia. 



4. P Ajwan, W. and A. 1137; Roxb. Fl 2, p 91.— "Owa," 

 Hindoostanee and Maratha. Native of Persia (?) ; not found wild 

 in India, Roxb. The warm, pungent, aromatic seeds are extensive- 

 ly used for cuHnary and medicinal purposes. 



5. Anethum Sowa. — "Sowa"; is extensively cultivated for 

 culinary and medicinal purposes. 



FCENICULUM, Pentandria Digynia. 



6. F VuLGAHE, W. and A. 1 146 ; Eng. Bot. t. 1208. Common 

 in gardens. 



PASTINACA, Pentandria Digynia. Latin name Pastimim, for 

 a dibble, shape of root. 



7. P Sativa, Don's syst. 3, p 338. — Parsnip ; native of Europe 

 and America; cultivated in gardens. 



CUMINUM, Pentandria Digynia, Gaert. t. 23; Roxb. Fl. 2, p 

 42; Lam. t. 194. 



8. C Cyminum, W. and a. 1 1 53 ; Roxb. 2, 42.—" Jeera," Cu- 

 minum ; cultivated in gardens for its aromatic, medicinal seeds. 

 "Kalee .Jeeree" is the seed of Vernonia anthelmintica. 



DAUCUS, Pentandria Digynia. 



9. D Carota, W. and A. 1154; Roxb. Fl. 2, 90.— " Gajir," 

 Hindoostanee and Maratha. Carrot ; said to be a native of Persia ; 

 is extensively cultivated in gardens, and also as a field crop in the 

 Balaghat and Eastern Deccan, where it attains a size, and has a 

 flavour, nearly equal to that of Eui ope. In those countries it forms, 

 during the cold season, a staple food of the people far superior in 

 salubrity to the Potatoe. 



10. CoRiANDRUM, Pentandria Digynia. — Koris, a hug ; in al- 

 lusion to the peculiar smoU of the plant. Native of Southern 



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