212 UMBELLIFER/I'', 



■luiibeh terminal on long stalks ; l>7-atts absent ; hradeoh's about 5, 

 ovate-lanceolate, fringed ; fruit smooth. — Hedges ; common. 

 One of our early spring flowers. — Fl. April — June. Perennial. 



3. C. ii-niuluin (Rough Chervil). — 5/cOT:slender, 2—3 feet high, 

 rough with short hairs, spotted with purple, and swollen below the 

 nodes ; /emies bipinnate, deeply lobed andcut, hairy, often mak- 

 ing the plant conspicuous in autumn by their rich purple hue ; 

 iiinbch terminal, drooping when in bud ; brflcis absent or very few ; 



bracteoks several, fringed and deflexed : jboiiins white. — Woods 

 and hedges ; very common. — Fl. June, July. Perennial. 



4.* C. Ct'i-cfblium (Garden Chervil), is ncit a native plant, though 

 sometimes found near gardens. It may be distinguished from 

 the preceding by having only 3 /vizrA'c/t'j', lateral sessile innbi-ls 

 and smooth //-«;7. — Fl. May, June. Perennial. 



22. ScANPix (.Sheplicrd's Needle). — Herbs with piiinately decom- 

 [lound h'avcs, no bruiis, several b/acieolis, \pila/s white and often 



