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those in the middle of the umbel without the corky base. — 

 Marshes, chiefly in the south-east.— Fl. Jijne, July. Perennial. 



4. ffi. Larhendlit ( Parsley Water-Dropwort ). — Root-fibres 

 flesh)-, but not tuberous ; radical leaves bjpinnate, bluntly lobed, 

 soon withering ; aniline leaves with linear acute leaflets ; secondary 

 mnbels distinct, spherical; fruit without acorky base,— Marshes ; 

 common.— Fl. July — September. PerenOjal- 



c,. CE. croidla (Hemlock Water-Dropwort),— A large, stout 



rEN\MTIIK CRncirA {HrirJock ]t^aic>- D'-oplk 



plant, 3 — 5 feet high, with large clustered tuberous roots, some- 

 what like those of the Dahlia ; leaves spreading, 3-pinnate, with 

 sheathing petioles and stalked, \'ari()usly cut, glossy leaflets, and 

 large, many-rayed umbels with long pedicels, — A\'atery places ; 

 common. This plant, which is often known as Waler-Honlock, 

 and is sometimes mistaken for Celery, is very poisonous, and 

 should not be allowed to grow in places where cattle are kept, as 

 cows have often been poisoned by eatinsj, the roots. — Fl, July. 

 Perennial. 



6. (E. aqnillica (Fine-leaved Water-Drppwort, llorsebane). — 



