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_ Figs. 51-53.—The three upper figures. Carrot. Diagram of flower, showing 
; Fic. 
Fic. 
the arrangement of the parts as they would appear if cut across and 
viewed from above. Fruit, viewed from the side.» Enlarged. Fruit, cut 
across, showing oil-tubes, at the bases of the long spines. (Baillon.) 
54.—Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa, Parsley Family, Umbellifere). Plant 
at close of first year’s growth, showing fleshy root and a few of the young- 
er leaves, the older ones having been cut off. (Nicholson.)—The root 
varies somewhat in form but is commonly conical; the flesh whitish or 
pale yellow. 
55.—Parsnip. Part of leaf, reduced. Part of fruit cluster, reduced. 
Fruit, enlarged. D, half of the same cut across. (Britton and Brown.) 
Plant a biennial or sometimes an annual, smooth or somewhat hairy, 
becoming 0.6—1.5 m. tall; leaves bright green; flowers similar in form 
to those of the carrot, but somewhat larger and yellow. Many insects 
are attracted by the clustered flowers. 
