WHITE AND GREENISH WILD FLOWERS 



country children because of their pleasant, anise- 

 flavoured odour and taste. Greatest caution should 

 be exercised in collecting, handling, or eating any part 

 of this plant without positive knowledge of its iden- 

 tity, as it strongly resembles the exceedingly poison- 

 ous Water Hemlock, which has caused fatal results. 

 Sweet Cicely is an earlier bloomer, however, and blos- 

 soms during May and June. Its upright stalk is 

 widely branched and grows from one to three feet in 

 height. The large, fern-like leaf has three prom- 

 inent, pointed-oval divisions that are again deeply 

 cut and notched with irregularly toothed margins. 

 The leaves are thin- textured and dark green in colour, 

 and the lower ones have long stems. The small 

 white flowers are five-petalled, and are borne in few- 

 rayed, long-stemmed, flat-topped clusters. The long 

 seeds are armed with two sharp, spreading points. 

 Sweet Cicely is a tall, loose, and rather sparingly foliaged 

 plant, of graceful growth. From it oil of anise has been 

 distilled. It is found in rich, moist woods from 

 Alabama, Tennessee, and Kansas northward. 



WATER HEMLOCK. MUSQUASH ROOT. SPOTTED 

 COWBANE. BEAVER POISON 



Cicuta maculata. Carrot Family. 



This is one of the most poisonous plants native 

 to the United States, and particular attention should 

 be given to establish its identity that it may not be 

 confused with the Sweet Cicely, or Wild Carrot. It 

 has been thought that this species is identical with 



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