CALYCIFLORZ 113 
Parsley, Chervil, Fennel ; Samphire, too, is pickled. 
Angelica and Sea Holly are candied, the first is used 
on cakes, the stem portions being cut up, whilst the 
root is used as a medicine. 
The oil which is contained in the vitte or 
reservoirs within the fruit is a volatile oil in Anise, 
Caraway, Dill, Coriander, Cummin. 
Some of the Umbelliferze are poisonous, such as 
Hemlock, which has a foetid smell and spotted stem 
serving as a warning sign to animals. Fool’s Parsley, 
Water Hemlock and Water Dropwort are also 
poisonous, the last having tuberous roots like the 
Dahlia. On the other hand the tubers of the Pig 
Nut or Earth Nut are highly relished and contain 
sugar and starch, as do Carrots and Parsley. Some 
yield resins. Medicinal uses are attributed to many 
others. 
The Wild Celery before it is bleached or etiolated 
is poisonous. 
In some of the Umbelliferee the stem is hollow 
and fistular as in Hemlock and Hogweed; in others 
it is solid, with many branches and umbels in panicles. 
They are herbaceous, often tall, and wide-spreading 
plants with leafy branches. | 
The stems are stout, in a number, with hollow inter- 
nodes, and alternate, sheathing leaves, usually com- 
pound and many times pinnate, the aquatic forms 
having finely divided foliage. There are no stipules. 
In White Rot the leaves are entire and peltate. 
The flower is a compound umbel, except in the 
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