PARSLEY FAMILY 



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I. C. maculdtum (Common Hemlock).— The only British species, 

 a much-branched, gracefully growing plant, usually from 2 — 4 feet 

 high, but in sheltered situations sometimes more than double 

 that height, with a slender, perfectly smooth, furrowed stem 

 spotted with red ; finely tripinnate leaves^ which are also smooth ; 



CONiummaculAtum {Common He7nlock\ 



bracteoies on one side only of the base of the secondary umbels^; 

 and ^s'SxiX.Q flowers. — Hedges and waste places ; common. Country 

 people are in the habit of calling many Umbelliferae by the name 

 of Hemlock ; but the true Hemlock may be readily distinguished 

 by the above characters and by its fcetid smell. It is extremely 

 poisonous. — Fl. June, July. Biennial. 



