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nicinliranous shealhs, ami arc ascciidini 



leaf-stalks liaxc smal 

 fnrrowcil. 



I he tlowers arc in umlicls, and while, willi smaller ra) s in ihe 

 centre. There are no general bracts or leaves, and no general whorls 

 of leaf-like organs. The partial involucres have bracts all one side, 

 long' and pendiiloiis. The llowci^s arc irregiilai', with no i'al)\-tceth, 



and notched petals. 

 J he- fruit is green 

 and llnely furrowed. 

 The P'ool's Pars-- 

 Icy is usualK' i ft. to 

 iS in. high. It is in 

 llowcr from |uly to 

 -Scjitcmbcr. It is 



annual, and inci-eased 

 by scetls. 



The llowcrs are 

 white, small, and in- 

 conspicuous. As the 

 plant has a di.sagree- 

 able odour and is 

 poi-sonous, it is on 

 this account little, if 

 at all, visited by in- 

 sects. The i^etals are 

 turned in, and the 

 stigmas as well as the 

 " turned-in stamens 

 ire short, and below 

 the corolla, or more 

 properly the stamens 

 overto]) the ovary, 

 which is glandular. Self-pollination is therefore encouraged. Opinion 

 differs as to whether the perfect flower matures the stigma or anthers 

 first. 



The seeds being flattened arc more readily wind-carried, and when 

 the old stems are dry the seeds are easily jerked out to a distance by 

 wind or passing animals. 



Fool's Parsley grow's on sand soil, and is a sand plant, buL it w ill 

 grow in the shade on clay as well, though it is most prevalent on rock 

 soils yielding a sandy loam, and limestone soils, those yielded by such 



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