1^2 l^ENTANDRJA DIGYNJA. 



The umbels have no iiniverfal involiicrum ; when 

 ripe they reiemble fmall prickly fpheies. 



crocata 2. OE. foliis omnibus multifidis obtufis fuboequali- 

 bus. 6;^. pL 365. \fier, Em, 1059. /. 4. Moris, 

 hift. f, t. 7./. 2. ordinis fecundi. Pet. herb, t, 25* 



f-io 



Flemlock Dropwort. Anilb, 



Upon the banks of ditches, rivers and lakes fre- 

 quently. %. VII. 



The rays of the univerfal umbel are longitudinally 

 furrow'd, and has no univerfal involucrum : the 

 leaves are fingly and doubly pinnated : each fo- 

 liolum is wedge-lliap'd, fmooth, llreak'd with 

 lines, and notch'd on the edges. 



The roots and leaves of this plant are a terrible 

 poiibn •, feveral perfons have periflied by eating 

 it thro' miflake, either for water-parfneps or for 

 celeri, which laft it refembks pretty much in its 

 leaves. So extreme!/ deleterious is its nature^ 

 that I remiember to have heard the late Mr. 

 Chrifiopher D. Ehrct^ that cekbrated botanic 

 painter, fay, that whil-t^ he was drawing this 

 plant, the fmeli or efiiuvia only rendered him 

 fo giddy that he was feveral times oblig'd to quit 

 the room, and walk out in the frefh air to re- 

 cover himfelf-, but recolleding at lad what 

 might probably be i\\z caufe of his repeated ill- 

 nefs, he opened the door and v/indows of the 

 room, and tlie free air then enabled him to finifli 



his 



