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ijreoloijical formations as tlie Lias and the Circat ("halkv Boulder cla\', 

 to mention two out of many suitable formations. 



A liiile fundus, riicciiiia bitllata, attacks it. Xo insects ink'st ii. 



.litliusa, Linnaius. is from the Oeek aillio. 1 Iiurn, in allusion to 

 the hot taste, and Cyitapinm, l\i\ inus, tioni knoii, k/nios. doi,;, and 

 apiou, parsle\-. 



This plant is called Ass |)arsley, Dill, 1 )on-poison, 1 )ol!;'s- Parsley, 

 False Parsley, l-'ool's CiceK', I'ool's I'arslex. 



Fool's Parsley causes xoniilini^' when eaten, and is \er\' acrid. 



From common Parsley it is distinguished by the dark-Ljrei'n U-aves, 

 with finely-divided, and not ncIIhw lea\cs. The: three loni; bracts 

 distinguish it from all others of this group. 



Essential Sim-xikic Characters: — 



129. ^-Etluisa Cyiiap/iiiit, L. — Stem erect, branched, glabrous, leaves 

 bipinnate, leaflets lanceolate, tlowers \\ hite, with long bracts at the base 

 of the partial involucres, truit rilibccl. Poisonous. 



Field Madder (.Sherardia ar\'ensis, \..) 



Found to-day (with no earlier records) in Pairope, North Africa, 

 and Siberia, Pield Madder is a North Temperate Zone species. li is 

 fnund in every part of (ireat Britain, except in Main .\rg\le, N. 

 Ebudes, and the Shetlands. 



Field Madder is a typical cornfield weed, which is seldom found 

 elsewhere, except it be on ground allowed to lie fallow, once corn land. 

 It is especially common on sand soil, and is widespread in the south on 

 the chalk soils, but is alnindant also in the Midlands and elsewhere. 

 It is found with Corn Buttercup, Fumitory, Poppies, Charlock, .Spurrey, 

 Shepherd's Needle, Lamb's Lettuce, &c. 



Having much the same habit as Woodruff, but being more branched, 

 and lying flat or erect at one end, the stems are rough and square. 

 The lower leaves are in 8's or 4's. The branches are ([uite rough. 

 The upper leaves are 5 6, narrowly elliptic, and the lower ones are 

 blunt with a sharp point at the tip, and often opposite. 



The flowers, which are lilac or pink, are in terminal umbels. The 

 calyx-teeth are 4-6, and the calyx does not fall off. The corolla is 

 funnel-shaped with a slentler tube. The inxolucral leaves are " 8. 

 The corolla is united into a tube. Ihe simple andiers are pale purple. 

 The fruit is oblong, divided longitudinally, containing 2 seeds, which 

 are oblong, concavo-convex, with 3 points. 



Field Madder is about 6 in. high. The flowers bloom from April to 



