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2. D. neglectus Lowe. 
Nearly or quite smooth dark-gr. and somewhat shining not 
hoary, branched from the base, the branches mostly diffuse or 
spreading and ascending smooth ; 1 . ovate-oblong or lanceolate 
3-4-pinnatisect nearly or quite smooth at least above, lfts. ovate 
or lanceolate membranous-leafy deeply cut and toothed, teeth 
ovate-oblong or lanceolate mucronate ; umbels dense or com- 
pact, not broad or large, on long and slender nearly smooth or 
naked stalks a little hispid upwards close beneath the umbel 
but not dilated at top, without or with a small stalked incon- 
spicuous ill-developed atropurpureous central abortive fl., the 
rays smooth slendei' not very unequal , strongly incurved in fr. ; 
fl. small croicded w., the outer radiant ; gen. inv. as long in fl. 
as the rays, shorter in fr., finely ternately or quinately pecti- 
nato-pinnate with long linear segm., partial trifldly pinnate or 
simple linear as long as or longer than the rays ; bristles of fr. 
crowded rather exceeding its breadth pale or whitish distinct 
straight slender compresso-subulate spreading scarcely or ob- 
soletely capitulate or stellately glochidiate. — 1 ). neglectus (3. leio- 
caulon Lowe Novit. 20 or 542. — Herb. ann. Mad. reg. 1, rrr. 
Waste rocky places near the sea at Ponta do Sol, in the Passeio 
dos Platanos at the back of the beach and 200-300 ft. higher 
up above the village on the road towards the Lombada, as also 
along the seacliff road to Rib. Brava ; also about 2 miles up the 
Machico valley, on the hill above the cave or grotto near S. 
Christovo. July, Aug. — Differs primd facie from the Mad. D. 
Carota L. in its altogether less coarse or robust habit, more 
slender st. diffusely branched from the base, comparative smooth- 
ness and more delicate shining dark-gr. not at all hoary foliage. 
Root pale tap-shaped long and slender. St. about a foot high 
branched chiefly from the base or crown of the root, branches 
several diffuse or ascending and at least equalling in height the 
main st. which is mostly altogether smooth and shining like 
the rest, but sometimes at the base (with the sheaths, petioles, 
rachises and nerves of the lower 1. beneath) a little hispid or 
pubescent, the upper surface of all the lfts. being always and 
the lower surface usually quite smooth. Foliage in general 
char, and subdivision much as in D. Carota L. above, but more 
delicate with all the segm. usually less crowded and more 
lanceolate, not at all thickened stiff or fleshy. Ped. slender 
usually 6-8 in. long always a little rough or hispid at top close 
beneath the umbel and sometimes sprinkled more or less further 
down with short reflexed bristles. Umbels smaller and more 
compact than in I). Carota L. and without the very long irre- 
gular outer rays of thatsp., the fl. (especially the outer radiant) 
smaller w. sometimes in drying turning lemon- or sulphur-y. 
Abortive central fl. shortly stalked with a pair of sheathing 
bracts at the base of its pedic., quite small and inconspicuous 
