PENTANDRIA DIGYNIA. 71 



serrated ; umbels terminal, smooth, not very large. Scottish Lo~ 

 vage. 



Hob. " Sea-shore at Lamberton Shields," Thomp. Shore at 

 Eyemouth. Mr A. Baird. On rocks between Fastcas- 

 tle and lledheugh. July. If. 



The leaves when bruised have the smell of parsley. "The 

 herb is eaten, either crude or boiled, by the natives of 

 Shetland and its isles. The flavour is highly acrid, and 

 though aromatic, and perhaps not unwholesome, very 

 nauseous to those who are unaccustomed to such food." 

 Sm. The root is considered a good carminative, and is 

 said to have proved very beneficial in abdominal swellings. 



103. PIMPINELLA. 



1. P. saxifraga, stems a foot high, striated; leaves pinnate, 

 leaflets of the radical ones roundish, of the uppermost in various 

 linear segments ; umbels drooping when young. Common Bur- 

 net' saxifrage. 



Hob. Dry pastures, common. July, Aug. If. 



A variety with the radical leaves doubly pinnatifid, is com- 

 mon in shaded places. 



104. CNIDIUM. 



1. C. silauS) smooth, dark-green ; stem erect, branched ; leaves 

 doubly pinnate ; leaflets deeply pinnatifid, their segments oppo- 

 site, decurrent ; general bracteas 1 or 2 ; umbellules small, dis- 

 tant ; flowers yellowish. Meadow Pepper-saxifrage. 



Hob. Sides of roads and borders of fields, in rather moist 

 places, common in Berwickshire ; and not rare in the 

 north of Durham. Aug. Sept. If. 



105. HYDROCOTYL.E. 



1. H. vulgarisy stems creeping ; leaves orbicular, peltate, 

 smooth, cloven at the base ; umbels very small, somewhat aggre- 

 gate ; flowers nearly sessile. Common White-rot. 



Hal. Bogs and marshy places., frequent. Murton Craigs, 

 Thomp. Below Shoreswood Hall; Haiden Dean, Dr 

 Thompson. Holy Island Loch, &c. June, July. If. 



