374- AUTUMN FLOWERS AND FRUITS. 



(18) Fceniculum. FENNEL. 



P. vulgare : stem terete below, 3-4 feet high, completely 

 filled with pith, branching ; leaves decomposite, the segments 

 elongate, capillary; umbels of many rays, concave, large; 

 flowers yellow ; whole herb aromatic. Rocky banks near the 

 sea. Fl. July to September. 



(19) Silaus. 



S. pratensis: stem angular, 1-2 feet high; leaves mostly 

 radical, those of the stem decreasing upwards, 3-4 times pin- 

 nate, the leaflets lanceolate, entire or bifid, the terminal tri- 

 partite ; flowers pale yellow, with an involucre of 1-2 leaves. 

 Damp meadows and pastures. Fl. June to September. 



(20) Angelica. 



A. sylvestris : stem 23 feet high, slightly downy above, pur- 

 plish ; leaflets equal, ovate-lanceolate or ovate, often subcordate 

 at the base, inciso-serrate not decurrent, lateral ones rather 

 unequal at the base ; flowers pinkish-white, with an involucre 

 of about three leaves. Wet places. Fl. July to September. 



(21) Archangelica. 



A. officinalis : stem 35 feet high, the foliage, stalks, and 

 flowers bright green ; leaves 2-3 feet wide, the leaflets ovate- 

 lanceolate, all sessile, partly decurrent, the terminal one trifid ; 

 petioles much dilated at the base. Watery places. Fl. July 

 to September. 



(22) Peucedannm. 



P. officinale : stem terete, striated, 2-3 feet high ; leaves 

 five times tripartite, the leaflets linear-acute, flaccid, very long, 



