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stem angular and leaves capillary, Michaux 
says like Fennel. My plant is not such, but 
they may have seen bad specimens. 
Genus DAUCUS and akin. 
Here is a striking instance of the blending 
propensity of our Botanists, who do not take 
care to look sharp, overlooking the most evi- 
dent characters. I can speak with confidence, 
since I did the same for 20 years concerning 
our wild Carrots, until at last having noticed 
some kinds with bipinnatifid involucres and 
others with entire involucres , I was led to no- 
tice observe and revise the genus and akin. It 
had even been supposed that our Carrots were 
naturalized, while they are found native in the 
wildest localities. My researches have already 
led me to ascertain 3 genera and a dozen spe- 
cies, all probably deemed D, carotta or pusil- 
lus when seen by others. The nature of the 
involucres and seeds is essentialy generic here, 
else Dmtcus and Can calls should be only one 
Genus. The G. Dasyspermam 295 of Necker 
which he says had a fruit hispid muricate all 
over, includes also several, since it was formed 
out of Tordylium,Conium, Am mi and Scandix ! 
h a v ing m u r i c a t e se e d s . 
776. DAUCUS Raf. involucres pinnate or 
multifid, partial with entire or trifid folioles. 
calix 5toothed, petals obovate emarg. indexed, 
outer often larger radical unequal. Seeds with 
4 aculeate wings. Leaves decomposed, flow- 
ers white or red . — This is the type to which be- 
long the real Carrots : I must now add here for 
contrast all the Genera blended thereto. For 
the sp.see 783 to 792. 
777. TIRICTA Raf. involucres simple 
polyphyle, partial similar, flowers polygamous 
