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13. CoNOPODiUM {Earlh-nnt) 



I. C. denudatiim (Earth-nut, Pig-nut).^A slender plant, about 

 a foot high, bearing a few finely divided leaves, and terminal umbels 

 of white flowers. The root, which is a roundish tuber and is covered 

 with a thin skin easily removed, is eatable, but only fit for the food 

 of the animal after which it is named. A much commoner plant 

 than the last. — Fl. May, June. Perennial. 



14. PiMPiNELLA (Burnet 



1. P. saxifraga (Common Burnet Saxi- 

 frage). — A slender plant 1-2 feet high, 

 with a thick though not tuberous root. 

 The lower leaves, which are pinnate, 

 with sharply cut leaflets, grow on long 

 stalks ; the upper ones are twice pin- 

 nate, and deeply cut into very narrow, 

 sharp segments. Common in dry pas- 

 tures. — Fl. July, August. Perennial. 



2. P. magna (Greater Burnet Saxi- 

 frage). — Stouter and larger than the 

 last, and has all the leaves pinnate, the 

 terminal leaflet on each being 3-lobed ; 

 the flowers are white, or often pink. It 

 grows in shady places, but is far from 

 common. — Fl. July, August. Perennial. 



SaxHras,e) 



PiMPINELT.A SaXIFKAGA 



(Common Biiriict Saxifrage) 



SiUM Angustifoliom 

 (Nairow-Uaved Water Parsnip) 



15. SiUM [Water Parsnip) 



1. S. latifoliuni (Broad - leaved 

 Water Parsnip). — Leaves pinnate ; 

 leaflets narrow, oblong, pointed, 

 equally serrated ; iimlels terminal ; 

 bracts, both general and partial, 

 pointed and narrow. A stout plant, 

 with a creeping root-stock, an erect, 

 furrowed stem 3-5 feet high, and 

 pinnated leaves of 5-13 large and 

 distinct leaflets, and long, flat um- 

 bels of white flowers. Watery 

 places; not imcommon. — Fl. July, 

 August. Perennial. 



2. S. aiigttstijolium (Narrow-leaved 

 Water Parsnip). — Leaves pinnate; 

 leaflets unequally cut, egg-sha])ed, 

 the upper ones narrower ; umbels 

 opposite the leaves, stalked. Smaller 



