PENTAND. DIGYN. I>3 



pmnatc, their segments cut. UmhdhiJcs very small, as are the flow- 

 ers. Fruit singularly large, oblong, striated, rough, terminated by 

 a beak of 2 inches in length, scabrou;; at the edges. — In this genu's 

 it has been usual to place the .S". Anlhrlscus, odoi-afa and Cercfo- 

 lium : the former I agree with Persoon in thinking should constitute 

 a new genus, the two hitter in uniting with the Chai-ophylUi. 



62. ANTHRISCUS. 

 1 . A. vulgaris (common vintliriscns), bristles of the fruit hooked, 



stem smooth, umbels mostly lateral. Pers. Syii. PL v. 1 . p. .S20. 



Liglilf. p. 1G6, and JL B. ^. S18 {Scandix yj/if/i.). 

 Hab. \Vaste places and dry banks, near towns and villages, common. 



F/. June. ©. ' 



Two f. or more high, swelling under each joint. Leaves tripinnate, 



slightly hairy, segments lanceolate, cut, or deeply serrated. Um- 



heUules small, with small involucres. Fruit rather large, ovate ; 



beak smooth, about half its length, with a line down tlie middle. 



G3. CH.EROPIIYLLUM. 



* Fruit smooth {not striated) . 



1 . Ch. sylveslre [smootJi Cora- Parsley), stem a little swelling be- 

 low each joint glabrous, umbels on long stalks. Ligh/J. p. IG7. 

 E.£.t.)b2. 



Hab. Under hedges and the borders of fields, abundant. Fl. May, 

 June. 1/ . 



Three f. or more high, branched. Leaves triply pinnate ; leaflets ova- 

 to-lanceolate, deeply cut. Umbels at first a little drooping. Par- 

 tial involucres of several ovato-lanceolate leaves. Fruit, linear, ob- 

 long, smooth and glabrous. 



2. Ch. sativum [Gardtn Coiu-Parsley or Chervil),\\\whch lateral 

 sessile, fruit a little swelling below. Pers. Syn. PL v, I. 

 p. 320. E. B. t. 12(j2 {Sca'/idix CerefoLwm). 



Hab. Hedges and about gardens, frequent near Glasg., Ilopk. FL 



July. O . 

 Stem slender, 1 J or 2 f. high. Leaves pale yellow green, delicate, bi- 



pinnate ; leaflets ovate, cut. Umbels sessile, lateral, of few rays, 



pubescent. Partial involucres few, on one side. Umbellules small. 



Fruit large, smooth, tapering upwards. 



** Fruit striated. 



3. Ch. lemulentinn {roiigh Cow-Parsley), stem rough (spotted) 

 swelling belov/ each joint. Lighlf. p. \G7. E. B.t. 1571. 



H.\B. Hedges, common. Fl. June, July. 11 . 



Three f. or more high, rough with hairs. Leaves doubly pinnate, leaf- 

 lets pinnatifid or inciso-lobate. Fruit linear-oblong, striated. Um- 

 bels at first drooping. 



4. Ch. odorahnn [sweet Cicely), seeds deeply sulcata (very 

 large). Light/, p. 166, and E. B. L 697 {Scandix ndor.). 



Hab. Frequent in tlie Lovvlands, in orchards and vvaste places, but 



