PARSLEY FAMILY 



Peto/i.— Yellow, broad-lanceolate, with the apex somewhat rolled in. 

 Fruit. Thin, or flatly compressed, with a broad margin. 



In the wild state the roots of the Parsnip are aromatic, mucilag- 

 inous, sweet but slightly acrid. Cultivation has greatly modified 

 this acridity and increased both the size and the fleshiness of 

 the root. Growers allow their Parsnips to remain in the ground 



Bishop's Weed. J^gopbdium podogrAria 



during the winter, as frost is considered to improve their quality 

 rather than injure it. The plant readily sows its own seeds and 

 consequently is often found out of bounds. 



BISHOP'S WEED. GOUT WEED 



ySgopddium podogrhria var. varieghtum. 



A^gopodium, ago, goat, and podium, a little foot; without definite 

 application to this plant. 



A common foliage plant, green and white, which spreads quickly by 

 creeping rootstocks. Europe. May-July. 



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