PEMTAND. DIGYN. 87 



Burntisland ; and King's Park, Edinb., Maugh. Pentland hills j 

 Breadalbane and Balquidder, Kinross-shire, Mr. Arnott. Old Kil- 

 patrick hills, Bute and Arran, and about Glasg., Mr. Murray. 

 Except in the above characters, much resembling the last. All the 

 Gentians contain the bitter principle abundantly. This is said by 

 Linn, to be used by the poor in Sweden instead of hops. 



Flowers of 5 petals, superior, 2-seedcd. UMBELLATE. 

 A. Umbels with a partial and universal involucre. 



42. ERYNGIUM. 



I.E. tnarilimum (Sea-side Eryngo), radical leaves rounded 

 plaited spiuous, scales of the receptacle three-cleft. Light/, 

 p. 153. E. B.I. 718. 



HAB. Sea-coast in sandy places, frequent j as at Musselburgh, Dun- 

 bar, Largo in Fife, Mackrianish Bay in Cantire, Jona, &c., Lightf. 

 St. Andrews, &c., Mr. Arnott. Coast of Ayr, Mr. Murray. Bute, 

 near Mount Stewart, Maugh. < Fl. July, Aug. If. . 



Whole plant very stiff and rigid, glaucous. Leaves veined. Flowers 

 blue. The roots are good, candied, and Linnaeus recommends the 

 shoots, when blanched, to be eaten like asparagus. 



43. HYDROCOTYLE. 



1. H. vulgaris (Marsh Penny -worl\ leaves peltate orbicular 

 crenate, umbels of 5 8 flowers. Lightf. p. 154. E. B. 



t.75l. 



HAB. Bogs and banks of lakes, frequent. Fl. June. 11 . 



Stems creeping, from their joints producing clusters of petiolated 



loaves, and simple flower-stalks, which are much shorter than the 



petioles. Flowers reddish. 



44. SANICULA. 



1. S. europcea (Wood Sanicle), radical leaves simple, flowers 



all sessile. Lightf. p. 154. E. B. t. 98. 

 Woods, very abundant. Fl. May, June. I/ . 

 Leaves mostly radical, subpalmate, lobed and finely serrated, almost 



tiliated. Umhels ofjlowers roundish, whitish. 



45. CAUCALIS. 



1. C. anthriscus (upright Hedge-Parsley), leaves bipinnate, 

 leaflets ovato-lanceolate, umbels of many close rays, general 

 involucre of many leaves, branches nearly upright. Lightf. 

 p. 155. E.B.i.987. ' 



HAB. Hedges and waste places. Fl. Aug. . 



Stem 23 feet high. Fruit covered with incurved bristles. 



2. C. Infesta (spreading Hedge-Parsley), leaves pinnate, leaf- 

 lets lanceolate almost pinnatifid, umbels of many close rays, 

 involucre often wanting, branches spreading. Lightf. p. 155 

 (C. arvensis). E. B. t. 1314. 



HAB. Corn-fields. Isle of Lismore. near Upper-Lorn, &c.,Lighlf. Road- 

 sides about Edinb., common, Mr. Greville. Fl. June, July. . 



