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England in seeds in 1616. A stout erect herb, three to four 

 feet high. I/eaves feathery, being divided into many fine 

 capillary, or hairlike segments. Flowers jellow with large 

 heads or umbels. Common on rock}- roadsides. The leaves 

 of this plant form the constituent of the French liqueur known 

 as absinthe. Summer months. Perennial. 



Apium Septophylum F. M. or helosciadium (fool's parsley.) 

 An erect plant, stem twelve to eighteen inches high, distinctly 

 branched. Leaves few, distant, divided into many slender 

 segments. Umbels, as in burr parslej-, opposite to the leaves. 

 Flowers white, very small but forming a globose head, tinged 

 with pink. Spring months. Annual. 



Petroselinum Sativum. Ivinn. (wild parsley.) A smooth 

 plant, erect stem. I^eaves with leaflets, lower ones crowded, 

 three cleft. Flowers in a compound umbel or head, small, 

 white. Not common. Biennial. Summer months. Very 

 similar to the cultivated parsley, if not a degenerate escape. 



Dancus Carota (wild carrot) is either the garden species 

 degenerate and reverted to its wild condition, or it is the pro- 

 totype of the garden carrot. Biennial. Summer months. 



Natural Order, Araliaceae. 



Hedera Helix. Iviun. (common ivy). Although this was 

 originally a garden plant, it has become naturalised and is 

 occasionally found outside of cultivation, covering old walls and 

 tree trunks. Too well know to need description. 



Division II: Monopetalae. 

 Natural Order, Caprifoliaceae. 



Viburnum Tinus. I,inn. (I,aurestinus.) A compact ever- 

 green shrub, with shining, entire, dark-green leaves, one to 

 two inches long, bushy, with dusters of small white flowers 

 forming a level topped head. Not abundant. A growth of 

 these shrubs may be seen on the left hand side of the lane, 

 near the foot of the hill, leading to Hungry Bay. Winter 

 months. 



