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one leaf upon the stem, and HEATH RUSH, (Juncus squar- 

 rosus,) a very stiff plant, with a tuft of leaves on the ground, 

 and an upright flowering stalk in the middle. 



UMBELLATE PLANTS. UMBELLIFERM. 



The Umbellate Plants are such as bear their flowers on 

 stalks, which spread out from each other like the ribs of an 

 umbrella, and therefore called an umbel. Many of these 

 plants are very poisonous, particularly those that grow in 

 damp places ; the seeds of all of them are however harmless, 

 and several pleasant and serviceable thus we eat the seeds 

 of the Carraway and of the Coriander ; these are both British 

 plants, but rare. Others are used for their roots, as the 

 CARROT, (Daucus carota), which grows wild in almost all dry 

 chalky, gravelly, or sandy places. The Parsnip too, (Pasti- 

 naca sativa,) is almost as common, it has yellow flowers, which 

 few of this tribe have. The CELERY, (Apium graveolens,) is 

 often found, and in a wild state is poisonous. The FOOL'S 

 PARSLEY, (jEthusa cynapium,) is another poisonous species, 

 common on rubbish, in fields and in gardens, its leaves are 

 dark green and very finely divided, and under each small umbel 

 of flowers are three long very narrow leaves, which droop 

 down; by this it may be at once known. The WOOD ANGE- 

 LICA, (Angelica sylvestris,) is a large plant with a very large 

 puffed-out sheath to its leaves. The Cow PARSNIP, (Hera- 

 cleum spondylium,) is another very large plant of frequent 

 occurrence. The SHEPHERD'S NEEDLE, (Scandix pccten,) 

 is found in corn fields and has very long beaks to the seeds. 

 There are many other species not by any means rare. All the 

 Umbellate Plants belong to the second order of the Linnsean 

 class Pentandria, and to the same natural order Umbellatae. 



TREES. ARBORES. 



Trees are such interesting objects to the planter, add so 

 much to the beauty of scenery, are of such high importance in 

 the arts, and conduce so much to our comfort, both for the 

 fruits they yield and the timber which their trunks and branches 

 produce, that whole volumes and even series of volumes have 



