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observations before him, states that they are quite different.— 
Devon and Cornwall, rare. P. VII. VII. E. 
41. Smyrnium Linn. 
1. S. Olusatrum (L.); st. terete, stem-l. ternate stalked ser- 
rate.—E. B. 230.—St. 3—4 feet high, stout, branched, leafy, 
furrowed. Radical 1. very large, all with large membranous sheaths 
and large ovate shining cut and serrated leaflets. Fl. greenish- 
yellow im dense rounded umbels. Fr, nearly black, aromatic.— 
Waste ground and near ruins. B.? V. VI. Alexanders. 
Suborder III. Calosperme. Tribe XII. Coriandree. 
42. Cortanprum Linn. 
*1. C. sativum (L.).—E. B. 67.—St. 12—18 in. high, leafy, 
round, striated. L. bipinnate, cut; upper ones more divided 
into linear segments. Fl. white.—Fields and waste places, an 
escape from cultivation. A. VI. Coriander. 
Order XXXVIII. ARALIACEA. 
Cal. 4—5-toothed, adnate to the ovary. Pet. 5—16, rarely 
wanting, estivation valvate. Stam. as many as the pet. and 
alternate with them or twice as many, inserted below the margin 
of an epigynous disk. Ovary with 2 or more cells. Styles as 
many as the cells. Fr. succulent or dry, of several cells each 
with 1 pendulous seed. Albumen fleshy. Embryo minute (not 
so in our Hedera).—L. alternate without stipules. 
1. Apoxa. Cal. half inferior, limb trifid. Cor. superior, 
4—5-cleft, rotate with a short tube contracted at the throat. 
Stam. 8—10, in pairs alternate with the petals, anthers 1- 
celled. Berry 4—5-celled; cells 1-seeded. 
2. Hepera. Cal. superior, limb of 5 teeth. Pet. 5—10, not 
adhering at the apex. Stam. 5—10. Styles 5—10, conni- 
vent, or combined into one. Berry 5-celled and 5-seeded, 
crowned with the calyx. 
1. Apoxa Linn, 
1. A. Moschatellina (L.).—E. B. 453.—Rhizome white, fleshy, 
toothed, stoloniferous. St. solitary, erect, simple, 3—4 in. high, 
with 2 opposite leaves, and a head of 4 whorled and 1 terminal 
flowers. Stam. often more or less combined, showing their 
number to be normally 4. Fl. with a musky smell. Terminal 
fl. usually divided in fours, the others in fives, but the numbers 
vary.— Woods and shady hedge-banks. P. IV. V. 5 
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