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Angelica grows to a height of 5 to 6 ft. The 
flowers are in bloom from June to August. 
The numerous white or purple flowers are more or 
less conspicuous. The styles are reflexed. As the 
plant is sweet-scented the chance of being pollinated 
by insect agency is considerable, as pollen is abun- 
dant. 
The visitors include flies, wasps, bees, butterflies 
and other insects. 
The seed, having a flattened margin, is adapted to 
dispersal by the wind. 
A number of names have been given to this plant 
besides the general one Angelica, such as Aitskeiters, 
Ground Ash, Ground Elder, Hemlock, Jack jump 
about, Keck, Kecks, Keglus, Keks, Kex, Trumpet 
Keck, Kelk, Kecksy, Water Kesh, Kewsies, Kesk, 
Skytes, 
- The name Aitskeiters is for oat-shooters, as children 
shoot oats through the hollow stems in the same 
way as peas from a pea-shooter. 
Parkinson says that “in Sussex they call the wilde 
kinde (of Angelica) Kex, and the weavers winde their 
_ yerne on the dead stalkes.”’ 
Trumpet keck refers to the habit of using the 
hollow stems as trumpets—a custom amongst boys in 
the country. 
THE Ivy GROUP. 
Of the order Araliacez there are two British 
species—Ivy and Moschatel. There are about five 
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