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UMBELLIFEILE. 



SMTRNIUM OLUsAxRUM (Common Alexanders). 



lock is often applied to several species of CEnanthe, 

 which are also very poisonous. Fl. July, August. 

 Perennial. 



7. APIUM (Celery). 



1. A. graveolens (Celery, Smallage). Moist places 

 near the sea. The origin of the garden Celery, and 

 unmistakeably distinguished by its strong flavour and 

 odour, which in no respect differ from those of the 

 garden plant. The stem is usually 1 2 feet high, 

 branched, and leafy, but sometimes nearly prostrate. 

 The flowers are small and white, and grow either in 

 terminal or axillary umbels, which are often sessile and 

 unequal. In its wild state the plant is not eatable, but 



