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18. Ses'eli Linn. em. Koch. 
1. aS". Libandtis (Koch) : 1. doubly pinnate cut, segments lan- 
ceolate mucronate, the lowermost leaflets crossing, general in- 
volucre of many leaves, fr. hairy. — Athamanta L. E. B. 138. 
— St. 1 — 3 feet high, covered at the base with the fibrous re- 
mains of decayed petioles. Umbels terminal, convex, with 
many downy rays. — Chalk hills of Cambr., Herts, and Sussex. 
P. VII. VIII. E. 
19. Halos'cias Fries. Scottish Lovage. 
H. scot'icum (Fr.) ; 1. twice ternate, leaflets ovate some- 
what rhomboidal dentate-serrate opaque, involucre of 5 — 7 
linear-lanceolate leaves, cal. 5-toothed. — Ligusticum L. E. B. 
1207. — St. herbaceous, nearly simple, striate, tinged with red, 
1— Ij foot high. Lts. large, lobed and cut. Interstices with 3, 
commissure with 6 stripes. Seed quite free in the carpel. — Rocks 
on the Northern sea-coast. P. VII. E. S. I. 
20. Sila'us Bernh. Sulphur-wort. 
I. S. flaves'cens (Bernh.); st. angular, radical 1. 3 — 4 times 
pinnate, leaflets lanceolate entire or bifid, terminal It. tripartite, 
general involiicre of 1 — 2 leaves, partial of many leaves. — E. B. 
2142. S. pratensis (Bess.). — St. 1 — 2 feet high. L. mostly 
radical, stem-1. decreasing upwards. Fl. pale yellow. — Damp 
meadows and pastures. P. VI. — IX. E. S. I. 
21. Me'um Gaertn. Bald-money. 
1. M. athaman'ticum (Gaertn.) ; 1. bipinnate, leaflets in many 
threadshaped acute segments. — ^. J5. 2249. — St. 1 — 2 feet high, 
round, clothed at the base with the fibrous remains of the de- 
cayed petioles. Fl. many, whitish yellow. General involucre 
of 2 or 3 leaves, partial more numerous. Highly aromatic- 
Dry mountainous pastures. P. VI. VII. E. S. 
22. Crith'mum Linn. Samphire. 
1. C. marit'imum (L.).—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. E. S. I. 
