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 Seeies HAPLOZYGI^E. 



TeIBE AMMINE.E. 



ARRACACIA, JBancr. (Arracaclia, DC, Conium Arracaclia, Hook.) 

 escnlenta, DC. ; her. per. ; Mexico. A. 

 The lower tubers of this plant are used for food the same as potatoes. In flavour they are said 

 to resemble somewhat the parsnip. They also furnish a good arrowroot. 



APIUM, Linn. 



leptophylluni, F. v. M. ; an. ; Eastern Australia. A.B. 



CARUM, Linn. 



carni, Linn. ;. Caraway-plant : her. per. ; Europe. A.B. 



Tribe Seselineje. 

 FGENICULITM, Aclans. 



officinale, Alii 'oni; Fennel; her. per. ; Mediterranean Regions. A.B. 



The herb and fruit are in use as condiments and medicine. 



Order ARALXACEiE. 



(Ginseng Family.) 



Although similar to Umbelliferfe, the plants of this order are not in any case poisonous, but 

 have generally stimulant properties. 



Seeies ARALIEiE. 

 ARALIA, Linn. 



gracillima, Sort. ; sh. ; South Sea Islands. B. 



Bernaysiana, Sort. ; sh ; South Sea Islands. A.B. 



crassifolia, Banks et Sol. ; sh. ; New Zealand. A. 



Guilfoylei, F. v. M., var. laciniata ; sh. ; South Sea Islands. A.B. 



Osyana, Sort. ; sh. ; Java. B. 



pentaphylla, Thunb. ; sh. ; Japan. B. 



Sieboldii, Sort. ; sh. ; Japan. A.B. 



var. variegata ; sh. ; Japan. A.B. 

 Yeitchii ; sh ; New Caledonia. A. 



Seeies PANACEyE. 

 PANAX, Linn. 



elegans, F. v. M. ; Mowbulan Whitewood ; tr. ; E. Australia. A .B. 



FATSIA, Dene. 



papyrifera, Dane. (Aralia papyrifera) ; Rice-paper tree ; sh. ; Formosa. 

 A.B. 



The pith of this plant furnishes the rice-paper. 



MERYTA, Forst. 



lanceolata, Forst. (Botryodendron) ; tr. ; Tahiti. A.B. 



HEPTAPLEURUM, Gmrtn. 



venulosum, Seem. ; tr. ; East India and Queensland. W.T.R. 



BRASSAIA, Endl. 



actinophylla, Endl. ; Umbrella-tree ; tr. ; Queensland. A.B. 

 var. macrophylla. 



Seeies HEDEREtE. 

 CUSSONIA, Thunb. 



thyrsiflora, Thunb. ; tr. ; Africa, A. 



