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Figs. 51-53. — The three upper figures. Carrot. Diagram of flower, showing 

 tlie 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.) 



Fig. 54. — Parsnip {Pastinaca sativa, Parsley Family, Umbrllifera). 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. 



Fig. 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 l)iennial 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, t)ut somewhat larger and yellow. Many insects 

 are attracted by the clustered flowers. 



