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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. Rays 3-6, slender, more or less drooping, 1-4 in. 
Bracteoles about 6, lanceolate, £ in. Flowers white, 3-6 in an 
umbel ; stalks unequal, bristly towards the top, elongated in 
fruit. Calyx-teeth none. Fruit nearly cylindric, J-f in. long, 
covered with minute, scattered bristles ; ridges slender, distinct. 
Narkunda ; May-July. — Western Himalaya, 5000-8000 ft. — N.E. Asia, 
N. America. 
7. CHSEROPHYLLUM. From the Greek chair o, 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. Rays 
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. Ind. ii. 690. Root 
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-pinnate ; leaflets pinnatifid ; segments 
irregularly and acutely lobed and toothed. Rays 3-6. Fruit £ in. 
Simla, Fagoo, Huttoo ; June -August. — Temperate Himalaya, 5000-12,000 ft. 
The root is eaten and called ‘ Wild Carrot 5 by the hill people ; it is a favourite 
food of bears. 
2. Chserophyllum reflexum, Lindl. ; FI. Br. Lnd. ii. 691. 
Aspect and characters of C. 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, 5000-0000 ft. 
3. Chserophyllum acuminatum, Lindl.-, FI. Br. Ind. ii. 691. 
Stem 2-4 ft., more or less hairy. Leaves hairy or pubescent, 1- or 
