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ALLIANCE XVI. UMBELLIFLOFLE. 



N.O. 1. ARALIACEM. 



733. HEDERA helix, L. (!VY), 1011, climbing evergreen. Rocks, 

 old walls, hedges, trees ; common everywhere. The last, or 

 almost the last, of British pis. to flower ; the fls. have honey, 

 but are pollinated chiefly by flies ; the fruit remains dor- 

 mant during the winter and ripens the following spring ; the 

 flowering shoots project from the wall and bear ovate leaves. 



FATSIA JAPONICA, the so-called Aralia, with palm-like leaves 

 is a favourite pot-plant ; sold by hawkers as the castor-oil 

 plant. The true castor-oil plant (Ricraus) is a herbaceous 

 annual (EUPHORBIACEJE), and makes 'a fine show in the 

 garden. 



N.O. 2. UMBELLIFERAM. ~* 



All secrete honey, which with one or two exceptions is 

 accessible to all insects, even to those with the shortest 

 tongues. 



664. HYDROCOTYLE vulgaris, L. 6 7, P. A bog plant ; common 



in its habitat, but scarce on the chalk. 



1. Keston Common, '06, W.H.G. ; '07, L.C.C. 



665. ERYNGIUM maritimum, L. (SEA HOLLY), 78, P. Maritime 



pi. frequent in its habitat. One of the few Umbelliferae with 

 concealed honey. 



1. Isle of Grain, abundant. Jackson. 



668. SANICULA europaea, L. (WOOD SANICLE), 67, P. Woods 

 and thickets ; common. Bi-sex. and m. fls. in the same 

 umbel. 



670. CONIUM maculatum, L. (HEMLOCK), 67, B. Hedges and 



waste ground ; local. 



1. Meadows between Keston and Down, '06. W.H.G. 



2. Wood, W. Wickham, '92. Playfair. 



3. Gate's Green, '97. Sc. 



4. Gravel-pit, Holly Hill, '04. R.H.C. 



671. SMYRNIUM olusatrum, L. 46, B. Waste ground, especially 



near the sea ; frequent in its habitat. 



1. Roads E. of Dartford, '02. W.H.G. 



2. Charlton pit, '03. Poly B.C. 



