UMBELLIFEROUS TRIBE. 



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2. SANICULA (Sanicle). 



1. S. Europcea (Wood Sanicle). The only British 

 species ; common in woods. A slender, smooth plant, 

 about 1| foot high, with glossy leaves, which are 3 5- 

 lobed, and cut. The flowers are dull white, and grow 

 in panicled heads, rather than umbels, and are suc- 

 ceeded by roundish seeds, which are covered with hooked 

 prickles. Fl. June, July. Perennial. 



ERYNGIUM MARfriMUM (Sea Eryngo, Sea Eolly\ 



3. ERYNGIUM (Eryngo). 



1. E. maritimum (Sea Eryngo, Sea Holly). A stout 

 prickly plant, with more of the habit of a Thistle than 



