90 PfiNTAND. -DIGYN. 



Root fusiform, eaten by the Highlanders as an aromatic and carmina- 

 tive : at its summits are the fibrous remains of former years' leaves. 

 Leaves long, dark green, above doubly pinnate. Flowers yellowish j 

 Fruit oblong, furrowed. Remarkable'for its setaceous multifid leaf- 

 lets. 



54. ANGELICA. 



I. A. sylvestris (wild Angelica), leaflets equal ovate serrated. 

 Lightf. p. 160. E. B. 1. 1 128. 



HAH. Moist woods and marshy places, frequent. FL July. I/ . 



Plant very tall, stout. Stew purplish. Leaven bipinnate. Leciflets large, 

 ovate, acuminate, serrated, sometimes lobed at the base. Stalks 

 of the Umbels pubescent. A. archangelica, which, being an inhabi- 

 tant of Sweden, Norway and Lapland, is very likely to be found also 

 in Scotland, differs principally in the terminal leaflet being lobed. 

 See E. B. *. 2561. 



55. SIUM. 



1. S. lalifolium (broad- leaved Water-Par -snip) ,stem erect, leaves 

 pinnated, leaflets oblongo-lanceoiate equally serrated, umbels 

 terminal. Lightf. p. 1095. E. B. t. 204. 



HAB. Sides of lakes, ponds and rivulets, but rare. Loch at the corner 

 of the King's Park, Edinb., Mr. Yalden. Forth of Clyde Canal 3 m. 

 from Falkirk, towards Glasgow, Maugh. FL. Aug. I/. . 



Stem 3 4 f. high, furrowed. Fruit small. Leaflets distant, 5 to 9 on 

 a leaf. 



2. S. a ngus tifolium (narrow-leaved Water -Par snip}, stem erect, 

 leaflets unequally lobed and serrated, umbels pedunculate op- 

 posite the leaves. Lightf. p. 160. . J9. /. 139. 



HAB. Ditches and rivulets, but not common, Dr. Parsons. FL July, 



Aug. 11. 

 Much smaller than the last. Stem striated. Upper lenjlets most unequal 



and laciniate ; radical ones ovate, their lowermost leaflets distant. 



3. S. 7iodiflorum (procumbent Waltr- Par snip), stem procumbent, 

 leaves pinnate, leaflets ovate sub-equally serrated, umbels ses- 

 sile opposite to the leaves. Lightf. p. *16l. E. B. 1. 639. 



HAB. Sides of rivulets, Lightf. FL July. H . 



One and a half to tw r o f. high. Leaflets of the radical leaves sometimes 



with a lobe at the base on the upper margin. Petals but slightly 



incurved. 



4. S. repens (creeping Water-Parsnip), stem creeping, leaflets 

 broadly ovate inciso-dentate, umbels pedunculate opposite the 

 leaves. E.B. t. 1431. 



HAB. Sides of rivers and boggy places, rare. Side of the river Fergus, 

 a little above the bridge of Ennis, Mr. J. T. Mackay. Guillon Loch, 

 Maugh. FL July, Aug. I/ . 



Stems 6 10 inches long. Leaflets 5 9. 



56. SISON. 



1. S. verticillatum (whorled Honcwort), leaflets all capillary in 

 whorled segments. Lightf. p. 1096. E. B. 1. 395. 



