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ME'UM * *. 
Linnean Class and Order. Penta'ndria f, Digy'nia. 
Natural Order. Umbelli'fer Juss. Gen. PI. p. 218. — Sm. 
Gram, of Bot. p. 132. — Lindl. Syn. p. Ill; Introd. to Nat. Syst. 
of Bot. p. 4. — Rich, by Macgilliv. p. 463. — Loud. Hort. Brit. p. 
517. — Don’s Gen. Syst. of Gard. and Bot. v. iii. p. 235. — Mack. 
FI. Hibem. p. 113. — Umbellate, Linn. — Rosales; sect. An- 
gelicinaj ; type, Angelicacea? ; subtype, A ngelicidas ; Burn. 
Outl. of Bot. v. ii. pp. 614, 770, 773, & 774. 
Gen. Char. Calyx none. Corolla (figs. 1 & 2.) of 5, equal, 
elliptical petals, with incurved points. Filaments (see figs. 1 & 2.) 5, 
about the length of the petals, spreading, incurved. Anthers 
roundish. Germen (figs. 3 & 4.) inferior, somewhat egg-shaped, 
striated, blunt, a little compressed. Styles (see fig. 4.) 2, tumid 
at the base, very short in the flower, afterwards a little elongated 
and recurved. Stigmas simple. Floral Receptacle none. Fruit 
(figs. 5 & 6.) elliptical, very slightly compressed, contracted at the 
summit, and crowned with the permanent styles. Caipels ( seeds 
of Linn.) convex, with 5 prominent, sharply keeled, equal ribs 
(see fig. 7.), with many vittce in the interstices. Seed nearly half 
taper. Universal Involucrum of few leaves, or none. Partial 
Involucrum of many leaves. 
The obsolete calyx ; the entire, elliptical petals with incurved 
points ; the nearly round fruit ; the carpels with 5 prominent, 
sharply keeled, equal ribs, of which the lateral ones are at the 
margin ; and the interstices with many vittce ; will distinguish this 
from other genera in the same class and order. 
One species British. 
ME'UM ATHAMA'NTICUM. Athamantian Spignel. Meu. 
Bear-wort. Bald-money §. 
Spec. Char. Leaves twice or thrice pinnate ; leaflets all in 
numerous, deep, bristle-like segments. Stems leafy, not much 
branched. 
Engl. Bot. t. 2249. — Jaeq. FI. Austr. v. iv. p. 2. t. 303. — Gairter, v. i. p. 105. — 
Sm. FI. Brit. v. i. p. 308. : Engl. Fl. v. ii. p. 84. — With. (7th oil. ) v. ii. p. 393. — 
Gray’s Nat. Arr. v. ii. p. 516. — Lindl. Syn. p. 118. — Hook. Brit. FI. p. 120. — 
Don’s Gen. Syst. of Gard. and Bot. v. iii. p. 320. — Mncr. Man. Brit. Bot. p. 101. — 
Winch’s FI. of Northumberl. and Durli. p. 20. — Dick. FI. Abred. p. 31. — Meum 
Athamanta, Pers. Syn. v. i. p. 319. — Meum , Bay’s Syn. p. 207. — Johnson's 
Gerarde, p. 1052. — Athamanta Meum, Linn. Sp. PI. p. 353. — Huds. FI. Angl. 
(2nded.) p. 116. — Lightf. FI. Scot. v. i. p. 157 . — JEthusa Meum, Linn. Syst. 
Veg. (14th cd.) p. 287. — Pers. Syst. Veg. p. 303. — Willd. Sp. PI. v. i. pt. n. p. 
1447. — With. (5th ed.) v. ii. p. 382. — Liqusticum Meum, De Cand. FI. Fr. v. iv. 
p. 310. — Hook. FI. Scot. p. 89. 
Fig. 1. A separate Flower. — Fig. 2. — The same magnified. — Fig. 3. Germen. — 
Fig. 4. Ditto magnified. — Figs. 5 & 6. Fruit. — Fig. 7. A transverse section of the 
Fruit. — The two last a little magnified. 
* From melon, Gr. smaller : in reference to the extreme fineness and delicacy 
of its leaves. 
+ See folio 48, note +. 4 See folio 235, a. 
} “ Bald, or Bald-money, is a corruption of Balder the Ai'OLi.o of the 
northern nations, to whom this plant was dedicated. Sir W. .1. Hooker. 
