AMONG THE WILD FLOWERS. 131 
Rough Chervil, of a darker green hue, and 
slightly downy with soft hairs; it flowers later 
than the other Chervil, and has a round, solid, 
spotted stem, instead of a furrowed, hollow 
one, like that of Anthriscus Sylvestris. Its 
flowers may still be found, and may serve for 
an illustration of the inflorescence of an Umbel- 
lifer. On examination of the opened flower, it 
will be noticed that at the top of the carpel 
there is a sort of raised border, which is in 
fact the calyx, with 5 very minute teeth, some- 
times scarcely perceptible. Two styles rise 
from a double fleshy disc, which is called the 
stylopode, which appears to be the dilated 
bases of the styles, and crowns the ovary. In 
Scandix, Shepherd’s Needle, there is a long 
pointed beak, which ultimately becomes 2 
inches long, projecting from the disc of the 
fruit. From below this stylopode proceed 
the 5 small petals, often unequal, frequently 
notched or lobed, and having the point curved 
inwards. The stamens also are five; hence 
these plants are placed in Class V. of Linnzus ; 
the filaments are alternate with the petals, and 
curve inwards while young. 
This minute and somewhat technical descrip- 
