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UMBELLIFER.E. 



smooth, polished stem and delicate green leaves, which 

 are slightly hairy beneath. The stem is 2 3 feet high, 

 slightly swollen under each joint. The flowers are white, 

 and grow in umbels opposite the leaves, without general 

 bracts ; partial bracts 5 or 6, with fringed edges. Fl. 

 May. Annual. 



ANTHRISCUS SYLVESTBis (Wild Beaked-Parsley). 



2. A. sylvestris (Wild Beaked-Parsley). Stem slightly 

 downy below, smooth above ; leaves thrice pinnate, the 



