UMBELLALS. 254 UMBELLIFERS. 
Pastinaca. Linneus. . 
Umbels compound. Involucres: general obsolete, partial 0. Calya obsolete. 
Fruit thin, compressed from the back, surrounded by a broad border. 
Ridges 5, very fine, the 3 dorsal near each other, the 2 lateral distant 
and close to the edge. Vittw 1 to each furrow. Albumen flat. 
1. P. sativa Linneus.— 
(ParsyeP.) Fig. 348. 
Stem angular, furrowed ; 
leaves pinnated, shining, 
hairy on the under side; 
leaflets oblong, blunt, 
crenate-serrate, the ter- 
minal 3-lobed. 
Habitat. Chalky districts, espe- 
cially on the coast. : 
Quality and Uses. Roots sweet, 
nutritious ; a favourite ar- 
ticle of food. 
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ad ; 5 a; ; b, its ; 349. a, Fruit of . 
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