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2. T. infesta (Spr.) ; 1. bipinnate, leaflets ovate-lanceolate in- 

 cUe-serrate, umbels stalked terminal, general involucre of one leaf 

 or 0,fr. with spreading hooked retrorsely scabrous prickles. — 

 E. B. 1314. — St. erect, usually much and densely branched, 

 6—18 in. high. Umbels on long stalks. Fr. densely prickly, 

 primai-y ridges with adpressed prickles. Fl. small, white or 

 reddish. Styles scarcely twice as lone as the stvlopode. — Fields. 



A. VII. vm. 



3. T. nodosa (Gaert.) ; lower 1. bipinnate, upper pinnate, leaf- 

 lets deeply narrowly and uniformly pinnate, umbels nearly sessile 

 dense lateral, outer carpels with hooked bristles inner often 

 warted. — E. B. 199. — St. diffuse. Umbels very small, nearly 

 globular. — Banks and dry places. A. V. — VII. 



Tribe X. Scandicinea. 



34. ScANDix Linn. Shepherd's Needle. 



I. S. Pecten-veneris{h.); beak 3 times as long as the roughish 

 fr. dorsally compressed glabrous with bristly edges. Its. of partial 

 inv. entire or bifid longer than the pedicels. — E. B. 1397. — St. 

 often a foot high. L. light green, triply pinnate; segments 

 short, linear. Umbels 1 — 2 together, small. Fl. often slightly 

 radiant. Styles always straight. Stylopode purple. Partial in- 

 volucres sometimes much divided.— Fields. A. VI. — IX. 



35. Anthriscus Hoffm. Chervil. 



I. A. sylvestris (Hofftn.) ; st. hairy below glabrous above 

 slightly swollen below the joinings, umbels terminal stalked, 1. bi- 

 pinnate, leaflets pinnatifid, fr. linear glabrous with a short beak. 

 — Choerophyllum Sm., E. B. 752. — St. 3 feet high, erect, leafy, 

 furrowed, branched. Partial involucre of several ovate-lanceolate 

 ciliated leaflets. Umbels at first drooping. — Hedges and banks. 

 P. IV.— VI. Wild Chervil. 



f2. A.Cerefolium(H.offm.); st. hairy above the joinings only, 

 umbels lateral sessile, 1. tripinnate, leaflets ovate pinnatifid, /r. 

 linear smooth about twice as long as its beak. — Chcerophyllum 

 sativum Sm., E. B. 1268. — St. 1 — 3 feet high, slender, striated, 

 much branched. Partial involucre of 3 unilateral linear-lanceolate 

 leaflets. Peduncles downy. — Waste ground. Probably an escape 

 from cultivation. A. V. VI. Garden Chervil. 



3. A. vulgaris (Pars.) ; st. glabrous, umbels lateral stalked, 

 1. tripinnate, leaflets pinnatifid, fr. ovate hispid about twice as 

 long as its glabrous beak. — E. B. 818. — St. erect, 2 feet high, 



