FLORA OF THE UPPER SUSi^LEHANNA. 47 



CICUTA L. 



C. maculata L. Wmkr FiKMLocK. Mus<^»ua.sii R<>oi. Spuitki) 

 Cdukam:. Bew ek Poist)N. Common in damp situations. A 

 coarse plant, with purple-streaked stems. Root deadly poison. 



C. bulblfera L. Bulh-heaking Water Hkmi.ock. Common along 

 streams, ponds and swamps. Rare, Lucy. Slender; divisions 

 of the leaflets long and narrow. In the axils of the leaves are 

 borne numerous bulbs, which drop from the plant and are car- 

 ried to other places by the water. In spring the bulbs are often 

 found floating on the borders of ponds, with leaves and roots 

 well developed. 



C()XIU:\I L. 



C. maculata L. Poison Hemlock. Common in meadows and 

 waste grounds. A tall, coarse plant, with purple stem, 

 whose foliage exhales a disagreeable odor when bruised. Root 

 deadly poison. 



CH.^ROPHYLLUM L. 



C. procumbens (L. ) Crantz. WiU) Chervil. Rare; m rich, 

 moist soil. River bank, town of Ashland, Lucy. 



OSMORRHIZA R.\f. 



O. Claytoni (Michx. ) B. S. P. Hairv Sweet Cicely. Common 

 in rich, moist woods. Leaves hairy, style very short, conical ; 

 root bitter. {0. brevistyizs V>C.) 



O. longistylis (Torr ) DC Smooth Sweet Cicely. Found in 

 the same situations as the preceding, but not so common. Not 

 reported north of Broome county. Easily confounded with 

 the other species. Distinguished by its nearly smooth, often 

 purplish stem, its less divided leaves and longer styles, the lat- 

 ter one-twelfth of an inch long. Root branching; with a pleas- 

 ant, anise-like flavor. 



ERIGEXIA NuTT. 



E. bulbosa (Michx.) Nutt. Harhinger-of-Spring. Pepper-and- 

 Salp. Plentiful on first island north of Xoyes' island — the only 

 station, Millspaugh. 



