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2. (7i. crocata (Hemlock Water 

 Dropwort). — Leaves thrice pinnate; 

 leaflets wedge - shaped, variously 

 cut. A large, stout plant 3-5 feet 

 high, with clustered, tuberous 

 roots, somewhat like those of the 

 Dahlia, spreading, glossy leaves, 

 and large umbels of white flowers. 

 The plant is popularly known by 

 the name of Water Hemlock, and 

 being very poisonous should not be 

 allowed to grow in places where 

 cattle are kept, as instances are 

 numerous in which cows have been 

 poisoned by eating the roots. 

 Watery places ; common. — Fl. July 

 Perennial. 



OiNANTHE Crocata 

 {Hemlock Watey Dropwort) 



3; CE. phellandrium (Fine-leaved Water Dropwort, Horsebane). — 

 Stems 2-3 feet high, very stout at the base ; roots fil)rous ; leaves 

 divided into very fine segments, the lower ones submerged ; umbels 

 smaller than in the last, on short stalks, springing either from the 

 forks of the branches or from opposite the leaves. Ditches and the 

 sides of ponds ; common. — Fl. July to September. Biennial. 



4. (E. pimpinelloides (Parsley Water Dropwort). — Roots fibrous, 

 often swollen into tubers ; stems 1-3 feet high, furrowed ; lower 

 leaves bipinnate, segments broader than in the more finely divided 

 upper leaves, which have long, narrow segments ; iimbels compact, 

 flat-topped; rays rather short, and with usually an involucre of 

 narrow bracts at the base. A variable plant. Found 

 in meadows and in both salt and fresh marshes in 

 the south; not uncommon. — Fl. June to August, 

 Perennial. 



5. Qi. Lachenalii. — Root- fibres fleshy ; lobes of lower 

 leaves blunt, upper leaves with narrow pointed seg- 

 ments ; flowers white, in lax umbels. Nearly allied 

 to the last. Common in salt marshes, — Fl. July to 

 September. Perennial. 



18. jEthusa (Fool's Parsley) 



I. jE. cynapiuni (Fool's Parsley). — A slender 

 plant about a foot high, with dark green, doubly 

 pinnate leaves, and terminal umbels of white flowers. 

 " It is a common garden weed, and in its young state 



Cynapil™ somewhat resembles parsley ; but when in flower 

 (Fool's Parsley) may readily be distinguished from that and all other 



