PLex.caL 45. UMBELLlFERiE, 310. Agostana. 527 
2. Agostana divaricata . Spreading hares- ear. 
Stem branchy; branches divaricating ; umbells peduncled, 
lateral, opposite to the leaves ; involucrum 3-leaved ; invo~ 
lucella 5-leaved, ovate, acute, 3-ribbed, coloured. 
Perfoliata minor angustifolia, bupleuii folio, Bank. Pin . 277. 
Bupleurum Odontites, Lin. S. P. 342. 
Rocks by the sea ; annual ; July. 
Plant stiff ; leaves lanceolate ; involucrum 5-ribbed ; lateral 
ribs close together. 
XLVI. 31 1. ERYNGIUM. Dioscorides. Eringo . 
Flowers sessile, capitate, intermixed with chaffs ; calyx 
5-parted, persisting; petals oblong; lacinule bent in, fast- 
ened at the base ; fruit reverse ovate, slightly compressed, 
truncated, crowned; akenium ovate, slightly angular, co- 
vered with membranaceous chaffy scales. 
a. Involucrum and chaffs lanceolate . 
1. Eryngium campestre. Field eringo „ 
Stem much branched; root-leaves bipinnate, leaflets de- 
current, ovate, variously bent; stem-leaves embracing the 
stalk, pinnately lobed. 
Eryngium vulgare, Raii Syn. 222, 1. 
Eryngium Mediterranean™, Ger.em. 1162,2. 
Eryngium Mediterraneum seu campestre, Park, 986. 
Eryngium campestre, Lin. S. P. 337. 
Levant sea-holly. 
Pastures by the sea-side ; perennial ; July and August. 
Leaves pinnatifid, spinous, decurrent ; lobes divided, and 
often pinnatifid. — Root candied, slightly aromatic, eaten as 
a stimulant and antipestilential. 
b. Involucrum like the leaves; chaffs tricuspidate . 
2. Eryngium maritimum . Sea eringo. 
Root-leaves roundish, plaited, spinous; heads peduncled* 
Eryngium marinum, Raii Syn. 222, 2; Ger. em. 1 162, 1 ; Park. 986. 
Eryngium maritimum, Lin. S. P. 337, 
Sea holly. Sea holme. Sea hulver. 
Sandy sea-shores ; perennial ; July and August. 
Root creeping ; stem branchy ; leaves lobed, ribbed, glau- 
cous, bald; root-leaves petioled; heads conical; corolla blue* 
-—Leaves bitter, astringent. 
