70 IDENTIFYING WILD FLOWERS. 



1J in. ; leaves pinnate, leaflets cut, with spiny entire awl- 

 shaped segments ; petals 5 ; stamens 5 ; fruit heads 

 prickly ; shores ; 1-2 ft. (L.) 537 



Sulphur-wort. Diam. each flower nearly J in. ; small 

 umbels \ in; ; compound umbels 1J in. ; root leaves twice 

 pinnate ; stem leaves pinnate ; leaflets linear, pointed ; 

 plant tubular ; bracts many ; marshes ; 1-3 ft. (R.) 526 



Common Caraway. Diam. each flower nearly J in. ; 

 small umbels \ in. ; compound umbels 2 in. ; bracts or 

 1 ; leaflets cut into slender segments ; petals 5 ; stamens 

 5 ; seeds scented ; waste places ; 1-2 ft. (R.) 511 



Hemlock. Diam. each flower T V in. or over ; small 

 umbels J in. ; compound umbels 2 in. ; leaves thrice 

 pinnate, leaflets lanceolate, cut into sharp segments ; stem 

 hollow, smooth, spotted with purplish-brown ; petals 5 ; 

 stamens 5 ; waysides ; 2-4 ft. (c.) 499 



Tuberous Caraway. Diam. each flower nearly T V in. ; 

 small umbel J in. ; compound umbels If in. ; bracts 

 many, very slender ; leaves thrice pinnate ; leaflets very 

 slender ; petals 5 ; stamens 5 ; chalky fields ; 1-2 ft. 

 (R.) 513 



Callous-fruited Water-dropwort. Diam. each flower 

 nearly ^ in. ; small umbels f in. ; compound umbels 1J in. ; 

 root leaves twice pinnate ; stem leaves only pinnate, 

 shorter than their stalks ; bracts many ; fruit not prickly ; 

 pastures ; 1-3 ft. (L.) 524 



Shepherd's Needle or Venus 's Comb. Diam. each 

 flower T V in. ; umbels (simple generally) f in. ; leaves tri- 

 pinnate ; fruit not prickly, but very long, 2 in., slender ; 

 petals 5 ; stamens 5 ; cornfields ; 4-12 in. (c.) 552 



Spreading Hedge Parsley. Diam. ^ in. ; small umbels 

 f in. ; compound umbels 1J in. ; leaves ferny ; leaflets 

 narrow ; petals 5 ; stamens 5 ; fruit-spines hooked ; corn- 

 fields ; 4-12 in. (o.) 550 



Least Marsh "Wort. Diam. each flower ^ in. ; small 

 umbels only two-rayed, J in. ; compound umbels f in. ; 

 stem creeping ; lower leaves, with hair-like segments ; 

 upper ones pinnate, cut ; petals 5 ; stamens 5 ; marshy 

 places ; 3-12 in. (c.) 508 



