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cymes of the wild Guelder-rose. The fruit ripens abundantly, and furnishes a 

 fine example of the " cremocarp." States of the plant with narrow leaves have 

 by some botanists been catalogued as a variety. Cattle eat the herbage as part 

 of their pasture, and it is probably a wholesome and nourishing food for them. 



22. Wild Carkot — [Daucus Carota.) 

 Dry borders of cultivated fields, and on dry waste ground, not 

 uncommon. Fl. July. Biennial. 



E. B. xvii. 1174 ; Baxter, iii. 180. 

 A tough-stemmed, bristly plant, interesting as the probable origin of our garden 

 carrots, and distinguished by the large pinnatifid bracts of the involucrum ; by 

 the centi-al flower of each umbel being usually red instead of white, and neuter ; 

 and by the umbel becoming concave as the seeds ripen, and when mature, re- 

 sembling a little bird's-nest. In autumn the leaves turn purple. 



23. Lilac Hedge-parsley — [Torilis Anihriscus.) 

 Hedgebanks, everywhere. Fl. July — October. Annual. 

 Curtis, ii. 386 ; E. B. xiv. 987 (both as Caucalis Anthrlscus) ; Baxter, v. 347. 

 A very pretty ornament of our hedgebanks in autumn, when its simple lilac 

 blossoms come out plentifully. 



24. Knotted Bueweed — [Torilis nodosa.) 



Spontaneous in a garden near Bury, 1856. Worsley Lane, sparingly. 



(J. E.) "Astley and near Tyldesley." (B. G.) Fl. May— July. 



Annual. 



E. B. iii. 199 (as Caucalis nodosa)i 



25. Shepherds' Needle — {Scadix Pecten- Veneris.) 



In clover and cornfields, occasionally. Fl. June, July. Annual. 



Curtis, ii. 313 ; E. B, xx. 1397 ; Baxter, iv. 272. 



26. Bur-parsley — {Anthrlscus vulgaris.') 

 Hedgebanks, common, and by field-sides, often forming great forests, 

 and at a distance resembling the foam of the sea. Fl. May, JUne. 

 Annual. 



Curtis, i. 19 ; E. B. xii. 818 (both as Scandix Anthriscus). 



27. Cow-PAESLEY — {^Anthrlscus sylvestris.) 

 Meadows and hedges, common everywhere, and one of the earliest 

 of the family to come in bloom. Fl. April — June. 



Curtis, ii; 242 ; E. B. xi. 752 (both as Cheerophyllum sylvestre) ; Baxter, iii. 228. 

 A luxurious treat to rabbits, as those who keep these creatures are Well aware. 



