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UMBELLfFER^ 



those in the middle of the umbel without the corky base. — 

 Marshes, chiefly in the south-east. — Fl. June, July. Perennial. 



4. (E. Lachendlii ( Parsley Water- Drop wort ). — Root-fibres 

 fleshy, but not tuberous ; radical leaves bipinnate, bluntly lobed, 

 soon withering ; cauline leaves with linear acute leaflets ; secondary 

 umbels distinct, spherical ; fruit without a corky base. — Marshes ; 

 common. — Fl. July — September. Perennial. 



5. (E. crocdta (Hemlock Water-Dropwort). — A large, stout 



cenXnthe crocAta {He}nlock Water Dropivort). 



plant, 3—5 feet high, with large clustered tuberous roots, some- 

 what like those of the Dahlia ; leaves spreading, 3-pinnate, with 

 sheathing petioles and stalked, variously cut, glossy leaflets, and 

 large, many-rayed umbels with long pedicels.— Watery places; 

 common. This plant, which is often known as Water -HemlocJz, 

 and is sometimes mistaken for Celery, is very poisonous, and 

 should not be allowed to grow in places where cattle are kept, as 

 cows have often been poisoned by eating the roots.— Fl. July. 

 Perennial. 



6. (E. aqudtica (Fine-leaved Water-Dropwort, Horsebane).— 



