AMONG THE WILD FLOWERS. 133 
The properties of the Umbelliferze are of 
three kinds; in one section a watery and acid 
matter is present, and the plants are then poi- 
sonous ; in another the secretion is milky and 
resinous, in which case they become stimulants ; 
when the juice is aromatic and oily, they are 
carminative and serviceable in connection with 
food or medicine. 
Like the Grasses, these plants contribute 
much to the features of a landscape, especially 
in foreground, 
