JULY. Q277 
PENTANDRIA. DIGYNIA. 
CALYCIFLORZ. APIACES. 
(ENANTHE. (Water Dropwort.) 
Generic Character. Calyx having five teeth. Petals nearly 
heart-shaped. No involucre at the bottom of the flower-stalks in 
some species, in others a few leaves. Partial involucre, (that at 
the top of the long flower-stalks) of many leaves. These stalks 
are of various lengths, forming a flat head of flowers. 
CinantHe crocata. Hemlock Water Dropwort. Among 
the umbelliferous plants, this is one very likely to catch the 
eye of the botanist when in flower. The umbel is large and 
handsome, some of the spokes long, others short, forming a 
flat head of little umbels at the top: the flowers white. The 
leaves are large, repeatedly divided and sub-divided. The 
stem is from three to five feet high, growing near watery 
places, by ditches and rivers. 
PENTANDRIA. DIGYNIA. 
CALYCIFLORZ. APIACES. 
AHTHUSA. (Foor’s Parszzy.) 
Generic Character. No calyx. Petals heart-shaped. There 
is no involucre at the bottom of the large spokes of flower-stalks, 
but at the top, one formed of three drooping leaves. 
