and Plukenet, afterwards, as might have been expected, 
referred it to Umbelliferae. 
A hardy greenhouse, evergreen, herbaceous plant, with 
little beauty. It may be cultivated without any care in a 
sandy loam, and flowers in the winter months. 
The acridity of the leaves is such as to cause violent 
inflammation and cutaneous swelling upon their applica- 
tion, whence the specific name of the plsint. 
