110 PENTANDRIA — DIGYNIA. {Conium. 



of many small flowers, corolla with a straij^'ht tube longer than 

 the funnel-shaped calyx. E. Bot. t. 55 (C Europcea). 



Frequent on furze, heatli and thyme, in exposed situations in Eng- 

 land and Scotland. Fl. July, Aug. 0. — Smaller than the 2 preceding 

 species, especially in ihefloweis. Calyx-segments acuminate. 



46. HvDROCoTYLE. Linn. White-rot. 



1. H. vtilgdris, L. {common White-rot, marsh Penmjioort) ; 

 leaves peltate orbicular somewhat lobed and crenate, heads of 

 about 5 flowers. E. Bot. t. 751. 



Bogs, marshes, and banks of lakes, frequent. Fl. l\Iay, June, 11. — 

 Stems creeping ; producing, from their joints, clusters of petiolated 

 leaves and s\m\y\Q Jiower-stalks, which are much shorter than the i)e- 

 tioies. Flowers often with a reddish tinge. 



47. Sanicula. Lin7i. Sanicle. 

 1. S. Europcea, L. {wood Sanicle); lower leaves palmate with 

 the lobes trifid inciso-serrate, flowers all sessile. E. Bot. t. 9S. 



Woods and thickets, frequent. FL May, June. If. — Leaves mostly 

 radical, finely serrated, almost ciliated. Heads of flowers small, white. 



48. Eryngium. Linn. Eryngo. 



1. E. maritimicm, h. {sea Eri/ngo, Sea-HoUy); radical leaves 

 roundish plaited spinous stalked, upper ones lobed palmated 

 amplexicaul rigid, involucres longer than the heads, scales of 

 the receptacle 3-cleft. E. Bot. t. 718. 



Sandy sea-shores, frequent. Fl. July, Aug. If Whole plant very 



stiff and rigid, glaucous. Leaves and involucres beautifully veiny. 

 Flowers blue, in dense heads, having at first sight more the a])pearance 

 of a compound flower (of the Class Syngenesia) than of an umbellifer- 

 ous plant. The roots are well tasted, when candied, and they are con- 

 sidered stimulating and restorative, having been so employed in the 

 days of Shakspeare. Linnaeus recommends the bleached shoots as a 

 substitute for Asparagus. 



2. E. * campestre, L. {field Eryngo); radical leaves subter- 

 nate, lobes pinnatifid, cauline ones bipinnatifid amplexicaul all 

 with spinous teeth, involucres lanceolate spinous, scales of the 

 receptacle undivided. E. Bot. t. 57. 



Very rare ; found in Ray's time, near Plymouth, whence 3Ir Banks 

 has sent me beautiful specimens. Ballast hills on the Tyne, Mr Winch. 

 Near Daventry. Sandy fields, near Lismore, Waterford, Ireland. Fl. 

 July, Aug. 1^.. 



49. CoNiUM. Linn. Hemlock. 

 1. C. maciddtum, L. {common Hemlock); stem glabrous spot- 

 ted, leaves tripinnate, leaflets lanceolate pinnatifid with acute 

 and often cut segments. E. Bot. t. 1191. 



Waste places, banks, and under walls, not unfrequent. Fl. June, 

 July. $ . — Root fusiform. Stem 2—4 feet high, striated and spotted 

 with purple, much branched upwards. Zewyes large, much divided, when 

 bruised extremely fetid, yielding an extract which has been extensively 

 employed in the cure both of scrophulous and cancerous maladies, and 



