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threes, bristly-pubescent, ovate or lanceolate, 1-2 in., irregularly 
and coarsely toothed, sometimes lobed. Umbels compound. Bracts 
1-5, linear, J in. Bays 3-6, slender, more or less drooping, 1-4 in. 
Bracteoles about 6, lanceolate, \ in. Mowers white, 3-6 in an 
umbel ; stalks unequal, bristly towards the top, elongated in 
fruit. Calyx-teeth none. Fruit nearly cylindric, m. long, 
covered with minute, scattered bristles ; ridges slender, distinct. 
Narkunda; May- July. — Western Himalaya, 5000-8000 ft.— N.E. Asia 
N. America. 
7. CHiEROPHYLLTJM. From the Greek chairo, to rejoice, and 
phyllon, a leaf; referring to the beauty, and, in some species, 
fragrance of the leaves. — N. temperate regions. 
Perennial, erect herbs ; root sometimes tuberous or spindle- 
shaped. Leaves 1-3-pinnate ; leaflets regularly or irregularly lobed 
and toothed. Umbels compound. Bracts none. Bays unequal. 
Bracteoles 2—5, linear, up to ^ in. long, soon reflexed. Flowers 
white or red, polygamous, 10-15 in an umbel; stalks slender, 
unequal, elongated in fruit. Calyx-teeth none. Fruit glabrous, 
nearly cylindric, in., narrowed to both ends; ridges equal,’ 
distinct, blunt. 
Leaves 2- or 3-pinnate ; segments irregularly lobed and 
toothed. 
Stem and leaves hairy. Base of stem clothed with 
long, stiff hairs pointing downwards . . . 1. C. villosum. 
Stem and leaves glabrous or only slightly hairy . 2. C. reflexum. 
Leaves 1- or 2-pinnate ; segments closely and regularly 
toothed. If pinnatifid the lobes nearly similar and the 
teeth regular . . 3. C. acuminatum. 
1. Chserophyllum villosum, Wall. ; FI. Br. Bid. ii. 690. Boot 
thick, fleshy, spindle-shaped; stem 1-4 ft., more or less hairy, 
and clothed, at least towards the base, with long, stiff hairs point- 
ing downwards. Leaves large, varying much in size and cutting, 
hairy or pubescent, 2- or 3-pinuate ; leaflets pinnatifid ; segments 
irregularly and acutely lobed and toothed. Bays 3-6. Fruit ^ in. 
Simla, Fagoo, Huttoo ; June-August.— Temperate Himalaya, 5000-12,000 ft 
• The root is eaten and called ‘ Wild Carrot ’ by the hill people ; it is a favourite 
food of bears. 
2. Chserophyllum reflexum, Lindl. ; FI. Br. Ind, ii. 691. Aspect 
and characters of G. villosum , except that the stem and leaves are 
glabrous or only slightly hairy, the fruit is in. long and the 
barren flowers are nearly always reflexed after flowering. 
Simla, Fagoo ; June-August.— W. Himalaya, 5000-9000 ft. 
3. Chserophyllum acuminatum, Lindl . ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 691. 
Stem -2-4 ft., more or less hairy. Leaves hairy, or pubescent,. 1- or- 
