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POPTTLAIl FLORA. 



Mock-Ornng-e for Syx'inga;. Phlhnft^Iphus, 



1. Common M. or Sviunoa. Flowers cienin-coloured, fragrant,' in lnri,'e panicles ; styles separate. 



Cultivated. p, cnrotx'iriuH. 



2. S(;enti,kss M. Flowers larj^er and later than in tlic first, few on the spre.ading lirancliletH, pnro 



white. Cultivated ; also wild S. Leaves tasting like cueiiniliers. 2', inuduriis. 



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43. PARSLEY FAMILY. Onhr rMP.HLLIFEK.E. 



ITerln witli >jii;iil ilowers in (•(iiiii)nun(l uinl'el-. tin- 5 jict.ils and 5 staiiion.s on tlio tut) 

 of tliH (jvaiy, with \\lii<'li llif calyx is .so iiicori)oi'at(;il ihal it i.>; iidt ai>[)arent, e.vct'pr, 

 soiiK'tinu'S by 5 iiiiinitc tictli. Stylos 2. Fruit dry, 2-.«ipedo(l, .'jjdittiir^ wlien rijn! inio 

 two uiveiU'S. Stem.s Imllow. Leaves j^'ciicrally CDiiipound, decniiii)OUii(i, or imicli em. 

 Some .'species are aromatic, liaviiiL^ ;i volatile oil in the seeds ; ino-t, luit not all, of tlie>e 

 are liarrnless. Otliers contain a deadly iMiisnn in the roots and leaves. The deadlv 

 ]>oisonoussort.sare markeil + : the mo.stdeaiUy is tlie IVotar- Hemlock, also called Mmqnaah- 

 mot, and /h'torr-Painoii. Tiie kimls in this ]i\vj,(- family are known hv their fruit, anil 

 are too dillicult for tlie hcLjinner. The principal common kinds are merely enumerated 

 in the followin!,' kev. (F\'J. 148 s]iow.s the compound uml'el in Carawav. a o-ood and 

 fanuliar example oftiie family.) 



*»82 



381 



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 m0^ 



37y. Pnrt of stom, loaf, umbel. *c. of Poison-Hi>in1<>ck-. ,isn. A .sopariile iiinbcllet. .VSl. A lluwci- inngnilN'il. -.'.s:'. A fruit. 

 383. Lower half of it cut off. 384. Fruit of Swirt Cicely ; ilic two lout; akriu's soparatiiig. 



