44 POISONOUS PLANTS. 



CENANTHE CROCATA {British). 



WATER HEMLOCK. — HEMLOCK DROPWORJ. —DEAD TONGUE. — 

 BELDER ROOT. — BEN DOCK. 



Uinbellifene. — Leaflets all wedge-shaped, many cleft. — Fruit 

 linear-oblong with slender ridges. — River sides. Much like 

 celery before flowering. 3-5ft. Perenn. — July. White. 



Toxic principle. -(ENANTHIN. 



CENANTHE PHELLANDRIUM. 

 PHELLANDRIUM AQUATICUM {British). 



HORSE BANE. 



UmbeltifercB. — Leaflets with many, narrow, wedged-shaped 

 segments. — Subaqueous leaves hair-like. — Fruit ovate with 

 broad ridges.— Ditches. 2-3ft. Perenn. — June and July. 

 Pinkish. 



Toxic /Jr/««//<;j-.— (ENANTHIN, PHELLANDRINE. (A Ter- 

 pene.) 



CENANTHE FLUVIATILIS {British). 



RIVER WATER DROPWORT. 



Umbelliferce. — Stem leaves pinnate, tubular. — Root throwing 

 out runners. — Styles very long when in fruit. — Ditches. Perenn. 

 2-3ft. — July and August. Pinkish. 



Toxic principle. — (ENANTHIN, also contained in 0. fistulosa. 



CICUTA VIROSA {British). 



WATER HEMLOCK. — COW BANE. 



UmbellifercE. — Leaves biternate ; with linear-lanceolate leaf- 

 lets. — Umbels opposite the leaves. — Ditches. Perenn. 3-4ft. 

 —August. White. 



Toxic principles.— Q\\i OF CICUTA, CICUTINE, also con- 

 tained in C. maculata. 



^THUSA CYNAPIUM {British). 



FOOL'S PARSLEY.— ass's PARSLEY.— DOG'S PARSLEY. — LESSER 

 HEMLOCK. — FALSE PARSLEY. — FOOL'S CICELY. 



Umbelliferce. — Leaflets all wedge-shaped, with lanceolate 

 segments, dark glossy green. Leaves of involucels, long, 

 pointing downwards. — A common weed. 6in.-2ft. Ann. — July 

 and August. White. 



Toxic principle. — CYNAPINE, also contained in A. fatua. 



