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2 -pinnate ; leaflets triangular or nearly oblong, up to 2xJ in., 
closely and regularly toothed, or, if pinnatifid, the lobes nearly 
similar and the teeth regular. Rays 4-12. Fruit J in. 
Mahasu, Fagoo, Huttoo ; June-August. — W. Himalaya, 5000-9000 ft. 
8. ANTHRISCUS. The classical name of Scandix australis , 
Southern Chervil. — N. temperate regions ; rare in America. 
*Anthriscus nemorosa, Spreng. ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 692. A peren- 
nial, nearly glabrous, erect herb, 5-8 ft. Leaves large, 2- or 3- 
pinnate ; leaflets broad, pinnatifid ; segments toothed or entire. 
Umbels compound. Bracts none. Rays 10-15. Bracteoles 
several, lanceolate, J-J in., entire. Flowers white, often poly- 
gamous, many in an umbel ; stalks long, slender, unequal. 
Calyx-teeth none. Fruit black, glabrous or rough with minute, 
scattered bristles, nearly cylindric, J-J in. ; ridges obscure. 
Garhwal to Kashmir, 7000-11,000 ft. ; May, June. 
9. GENANTHE. From the Greek oinos, wine, and anthos, a 
flower ; some species have a slight vinous scent. — N. Hemisphere, 
S. Africa. 
(Enanthe stolonifera, Wall. ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 696. A nearly 
glabrous herb, growing in water or marshy places ; stem 2-4 ft., 
succulent, thick, decumbent or ascending, often floating, rooting 
at the lower joints and producing stolons at its base. Leaves 1- 
or the lower 2-pinnate, uppermost often reduced to 3 leaflets ; 
leaflets lanceolate, 1-2XJ-1 in., toothed, sometimes lobed. 
Umbels leaf-opposed, long-stalked, compound. Bracts none or 
1-3. Rays 15-30, nearly equal. Bracteoles several, linear, up to 
J in. Flowers white, many in an umbel, often polygamous. 
Calyx-teeth lanceolate, acute. Fruit glabrous, obovoid, J in. 
long ; ridges distinct, but not elevated. 
Valleys below Simla; June- August. — Throughout N. India, ascending to 
5000 ft. — Malaya, China, Japan. 
10. LIGUSTICUM. The classical name of L. Levisticum, 
Lovage, a plant growing abundantly in the Ligurian Alps, 
Piedmont. — N. Hemisphere. 
Ligusticum elatum, C. B. Clarke ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 698, includ- 
ing L. marginatum. A perennial, erect, glabrous or nearly glabrous 
herb, 2-4 ft. Leaves minutely bristly, 1- or 2-pinnate, sometimes 
very large ; leaflets ovate-lanceolate, pinnatifid, acutely and 
irregularly toothed, often lobed. Umbels compound, long-stalked. 
Bracts 1-5, linear, \ in. Rays many, minutely bristly, nearly 
equal. Bracteoles 6-12, linear, J in. Flowers white, many in an 
