76 33. UMBELLIFER.E. 



Umbels of 8 10 rays. Fr. nearly 2 in. long, ciliated on the edge 

 with bristles pointing upwards ; beak flattened. 



Bare. Corn fields and amongst flax. " On the farms of Allington and Merry- 

 ton," Pair. Chryston; near Kirkintilloch. (B) A. 69. 



21. ANTHRfscus. Beaked-Parsley. 



1. A. SYLVESTRIS, Koch. Wild Beaked-Parsley. Stems 

 branched, divaricate, 3 4 ft. high, slightly swelling below each 

 joint. Le. tripinnate, leaflets ovato-lanceolate, segments deeply 

 pinnatifid, acute. Umbels drooping at first, of 8 10 rays, 

 General involucre none, partial of several ovato -lanceolate, 

 ciliated le. Fl. white, very showy in spring, although small. 

 Fr. linear-oblong, smooth, 



Common everywhere. Borders of fields and hedges. (B) P. 4 6. 



*2. A. CEREFOLIUM, Koch. Garden Beaked-Parsley, Cherril 

 Le. tripinnate, leaflets ovate, pinnatifid. Umbels lateral, sessile. 

 Fruit linear, smooth, beak half as long. 



"In hedges and about gardens frequent," Hopk. This plant appears to be 

 extinct in the district. A. 5 7. 



3. A. VULGARIS, Pers. Common- Beaked- Parsley, Burr-Cher- 

 vil Le. tripinnate, leaflets deeply pinnatifid. Umbels opposite 

 the le. on short stalks. Fr. muricated or with hooked bristles ; 

 beak smooth. 



Very. rare. " About Dalserf," Patr. Sometimes found on rubbish around 

 Glasgow; banks of the Clyde below Govan. (B) A. 56. 



22. CiLEROPHfLLUM. Bough-Chervil. 



C. TEMULENTUM, L. Stem erect, branched, 2 3 ft. high, 

 rough, with reflexed hairs, spotted, thickened below each joint. 

 Le. bipinnate, leaflets ovate, piunatifid and toothed, with a short 

 mucro. Umbels when young, drooping, 8 10-rayed. Partial 

 involucres, 5 6 reflexed. Outer pet. of the umbel larger than 

 the inner. 



Very common. Hedges and thickets. (B) B. 67. 



23. MYRRHIS. Sweet-Cicely. 



M. ODORATA, Scop. Stem erect, hairy, 23 ft. high. Le. 

 large, tripinnate, leaflets ovato-lanceolate, deeply pinnatifid, s|g- 

 ments pinnatifid and toothed, with whitish markings, hairy 

 above, downy beneath. Umbels of 8 10 rays, few seeds ripen- 

 ing. Fl. numerous, white. Fruit large, nearly an inch long. 

 Plant highly aromatic ; formerly cultivated. 



Frequent. Near villages. (I) P. 5 6. Cathcart ; Cambuslang glen; Gourock; 

 Cumbrae and Arran. 



