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aromatic. — Hooker says " segments of the 1. awlsliaped" and 
" st. fistulose," which I do not find to be the case in the wild 
(Chudleigh, Devon,) plant. The fig. and description in E. B. 
also appear to be erroneous in these points. Is not the cultivated 
plant often a different species ? — Rocks and walls, particularly- 
near the sea. P. VII. VIII. Fennel. E. I. 
20. Libanotis Crantz. 
1. L. montana (Crantz) ; 1. doubly pinnate cut : segments 
lanceolate mucronate, the lowermost leaflets crossing, general 
involucre of many leaves, fr. hairy. — Athamanta (Sm.) E. B. 138. 
— St. 1 — 3 feet high, covered at the base with the fibrous remains 
of decayed petioles. Umbels terminal, convex, with numerous 
downy rays. — Bertoloni (Fl. Ital. iii. 450) ascribes 2 vitta? to 
each interstice and 4 to the commissure. I only find 1 in the 
former case and 2 in the latter. This genus is very near in struc- 
ture but differs in habit from Seseli. — Chalk hills of Cambridge- 
shire and Sussex. P. VII. VIII. E. 
21. Ligusticum Linn. 
1. L. scotieum (L.) ; 1. twice ternate, leaflets ovate somewhat 
rhomboidal dentate-serrate opaque, involucre of 5 — 7 linear- 
lanceolate leaves, cal. 5-toothed. — E. B. 1207. — St. herbaceous, 
nearly simple, striated, tinged with red, 1 — 1$ foot high. Leaf- 
lets large, lobed and cut. Interstices with 3, commissure with 
6 vitta;. — Rocks on the sea-coast of Scotland and Northumber- 
land. P. VII. Scottish Lavage. E. S. 
22. Silaus Besser. 
1. S. pratensis (Bess.) ; st. angular, radical 1. 3 — 4 times pin- 
nate, leaflets lanceolate entire or bifid, terminal tripartite, invo- 
lucre of 1—2 leaves.— E. B. 2142.— St. 1—2 feet high. L. mostly 
radical, stem 1. decreasing upwards. Fl. pale yellow. — Damp 
meadows and pastures. P. VI. — IX. 
23. Meum Tourn. 
1. M. athamanticum (Jacq.) ; 1. bipinnate, leaflets multipartite, 
segments threadshaped acute. — E. B. 2249. — St. 1 — 2 feet high, 
round, clothed at the base with the fibrous remains of the decayed 
petioles. Fl. numerous, whitish yellow. General involucre of 
2 or 3 leaves, partial more numerous. Highly aromatic. — Dry 
mountainous pastures. P. VI. VII. Bald-money. E. S. 
24. Critiimum Linn. 
1. C. maritimum (L.). The only species. — E. B. 819. — St. , 
6 — 12 in. long. L. fleshy, 2 — 3-pinnate : leaflets lanceolate, 
narrowed at both ends, few. Involucre of many lanceolate acute 
leaves. Fl. whitish. — On rocky sea-coasts. P. VIII. Samphire. 
