-^ctaa.] FLOllA INDICA. 59 



varia. Ovaria 1-8. Folliculi totidera. Semina ala scariosa lacera cir- 

 cumdata. — Hexh^perennes, f'oliis bi-tri-iernatim seetis, floribus racemosis. 



One East Europe and Siberian and two or thi-ee North American species consti- 

 tute the whole of the genus, which is distinguished from Actiea by the dehiscent fruit 

 only, as in one of the American species the ovary is solitary. 



1. C. foetida (L. Syst. Nat. ed. 12. 659) ; foliolis ovatis lanceola- 

 tiave,petalis 2-4 emarginatis vel bifidis, ovariis 4-8. — Ledei. Fl. Ross. 

 i. 72. C. frigida, RoyU! III. 57. ActEea Cimioifuga, L. ; DC. Prod. 

 i. 64. A. frigida, Wall. Cat. 4725 ! Actinospora frigida, Fisch. et 

 Meyer. 



Hab. In sylvis Himalaya temperate, alt. 7-12,000 ped.: Kashmir, 

 Jacquemont! Royle! m^al. Wall..' Sikkim \ Bhotan, GriffM. '—(FL 

 Jul.) (v. V.) 



DisTRiB. Europa orient.! et Sibiria! 



Herba elata, foliosa, subglabra, apice ferrugineo-tomentosa. Folia teruatim vel 

 quinatim 2-3-piunatisecta, foliolis 1^3-poll. subtus ad nervos pubescentibus vel 

 subglabris grosse inciso-serratis. Bacemi simplices vel paniculam simpliciter ranio- 

 sam elongatam saspe pedalem formantes. Mores parvi, flavescentes. Fetala forma 

 valde varia, subsaccata, et fere Integra, vel planiuscula -J-biloba, lobis apice incras- 

 satis. Folliculi -J-pollicares, breviter vel longe pedicellati. 



The form of the petals varies much, as well as the length of the pedicel of the 

 fruit and the shape of the leaflets ; nor can we find any character to distinguish the 

 Indian plant from the common North Asiatic species. C. Americana is also very 

 closely allied, but differs in having much more elongated racemes and longer paler- 

 coloured seeds. 



19. ACT.a:A, L. 



Sepala 4-5, regularia, elliptica. Fetala oblonga vel linearia, 4-5 

 vel plura. Ovarium solitarium, obloiigum, stigmate sessili peltato. 

 Fructus indehisoens, baccatus, polyspermus. — Herbse peremies, foUis bi- 

 tri-terrMtim seetis, iloribus albidis racemosis. 



Two species, one common in the temperate parts of the northern hemisphere and 

 in the Himalaya, the other coniined to America (and perhaps not really distinct), con- 

 stitute the whole of this genus. 



1. A. spicata (L. Sp. 723); foliolis ovato- vel oblongo-lanceolatis 

 inciso-serratis, racemo simpHci, pedicelUs filiformibus. — DC. Prod. i. 

 65 ; Ledeb. Fl. Ross. i. 71. A. braohypetala, DC. Prod. i. 65 (exol. 

 var. 8). A. rubra, Bigelow ; Torrey et Cray, Fl. N. Am. i. 35. A. 

 arguta, NuUall ; Torrey et Gray! I. c. A. acuminata. Wall. Cat. 4726 ! 

 Royle! III. 57. 



Hab. In Himalayas temperatae sylvis: Marri, Fleming I Kashmir! 

 Kumaon! Bhotan, Griffith!— (S\. Mai. Jun.) (w. u.) 



DiSTEiB. Europa ! Asia ! et America ! temp. 



Caulis erectus, bipedaUs, basi squamosus, aphyllus. Folia pedalia, decomposita, 

 foliohs li-2^-pollicaribus. Facemus termiualis, 1-3-poIlicaris. Baccce eliipticse vel 

 snbglobosas. 



The thick fleshy peduncles and petioles are probably suflicient to distinguish A. 

 alba of Bigelow ; but the other supposed species are unquestionably identical, the co- 

 lour of the fruit alone appearing to vary. 



