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oblong entire or cuneate_, lobed segments ; when under water, 

 the lobes are long, narrow, sometimes capillary; umbels on 

 short peduncles, opposite to the leaves or in the forks of the 

 branches, the rays seldom above twelve; partial involucre of 

 small, narrow bracts. — Ditches, ponds, and streams. Fl. July. 



(118) .ffithusa. Fool's Parsley. 



M. Cynapium: annual; stems erect, glabrous, leafy, 1-2 

 feet high, with forked branches, emitting a nauseous smell 

 when rubbed; leaves twice or thrice pinnate, the segments 

 ovate-lanceolate, more or less deeply cut into narrow lobes; 

 umbels on long peduncles, either terminal or opposite to the 

 leaves, of 8-12 rays, usually without general involucres ; partial 

 involucres of 2-3 long linear bracts, towards the outside of the 

 umbels, and turned downwards. — A common weed in fields 

 and gardens. Fl. July, August. 



(119) Meum. Spignel. 



M. Athamanticum : stems 1-2 feet high, leaves mostly 

 radical, tufted, bi pinnate, their segments deeply cut into nu- 

 merous very fine, short, bristle-like lobes, and appearing 

 whorled or clustered along the common stalk ; the stems bear 

 a few smaller, less divided leaves ; umbels terminal, of 10-15 

 rays, with one or two narrow bracts to the general involucre, 

 and a small number of short, slender bracts, to the partial one, 

 — Bald- money. — Mountain pastures. Fl. June, July. 



(120) Crithinum. Samphire. 



C. maritimum : stems glabrous, seldom above a foot high, 

 almost woody at the base, the young branches, foliage, and 

 umbels, thick and fleshy ; leaves twice or thrice ternate, with 



