90 PENTAND. DIGYN. 



Root fusiform, eaten by the Highlanders as an aromatic and carmina- 

 tive :— at its summits are the fibrous remains of former years' leaves. 

 Leaves \on^, dark green, above doubly pinnate. F/oitt'/s yellowish ; 

 iTMJi oblong, furrowed. — Remarkable for its setaceous multifid leaf- 

 lets. 



54. ANGELICA. 



1. A. sylvestris {wild ^ngelici), leaflets equal ovate serrated. 

 Light/, p. 160. E.B.tA[2S. 



Hab. Moist woods and marshy places, frequent. Ft. July. 1/ . 



Plant very tall, stout. Stem purplish. Leaves bipinnate. Leajiets large, 

 ovate, acuminate, serrated, sometimes lobed at the base. Stalks 

 of the Umbels pubescent. A. archangelica, which, being an inhabi- 

 tant of Sweden, Norway and Lapland, is very likely to be found also 

 in Scotland, differs principally in the terminal leaflet being lobed. 

 See E.B.t.256l. 



55. SIUM. 



1. S. latifoUum {broad- leaved lVater-Pars7iip) , stem erect, leaves 

 pinnated, leaflets oblongo-lanceolate equally serrated, umbels 

 terminal. Light/, p. md. E.B.t.2{)i. 



Hab. Sides of lakes, ponds and rivulets, but rare. Loch at the corner 

 of the King's Park, Edinb., Mr. Yalden. Forth of Clyde Canal 3 m. 

 from Falkirk, towards Glasgow, Maiigh. Fl. Aug. 1/ . 



Stem 3 — 4 f. high, furrowed. Fruit small. Leajlets distant, 5 to 9 on 

 a leaf. 



2. S.angustifolitim {narrow -leaved Water-Parsnip), stem erect, 

 leaflets unequally lobed and serrated, umbels pedunculate op- 

 posite the leaves. Light/, p. 160. E.B. 1. 139. 



Hab. Ditches and rivulets, Init not common. Dr. Parsuns. Fl. July, 



Aug. 1/ . 

 Much smaller than the last. Stem striated. Upper leaflets most unequal 



and laciniate; radical o«ps ovate, their lowermost leaflets distant. 



3. S. nodiflorum {procumbent IFater- Purs7iip), stem procumbent, 

 leaves pinnate, leaflets ovate sub-equally serrated, umbels ses- 

 sile opposite to the leaves. Light/, p. 161. E.B.t. 639. 



Hab. Sides of rivulets, Lig/;//. FZ. July. 1/. - _ 



One and a half to two f. higli. Lea/ets of tlie radical leaves sometimes 



with a lobe at the base on the upper margin. Petals but slightly 



incurved. 



4. S. repens {creeping Water-Parsnip), stem creeping, leaflets 

 broadly ovate inciso-dentate, umbels pedunculate opposite the 

 leaves. E.B.t.U^X. 



Hab. Sides of rivers and boggy places, rare. Side of the ri\'cr Fergus, 

 a little above the bridge ofEnnis^ Mr. J. T. Muckaij. Guillon Loch^, 

 Maitgh. Fl. July, Aug. If. . 



Stems 6 — 10 inches long. Leaflets 5 — 9. 



5G. SISON. 

 1. S. verlicillatum {ivhorlcd llonetuort), leaflets all capillary ia 

 vvhoilcd segments. Light/, p. 1096. E. B. t. 395. 



