PARSLEY FAMILY 201 



i . C. maculdtum (Common Hemlock). — The only British species, 

 a much-branched, gracefully growing plant, usually from 2 — 4 feet 

 high, but in sheltered situations sometimes more than double 

 that height, with a slender, perfectly smooth, furrowed stem 

 spotted with red ; finely tripinnate leaves, which are also smooth ; 



CONfuM maculXtum (Common Hemlock}. 



bracteoles on one side only of the base of the secondary umbels ; 

 and white flowers. — Hedges and waste places ; common. Country 

 people are in the habit of calling many Umbelliferae by the name 

 of Hemlock ; but the true Hemlock may be readily distinguished 

 by the above characters and by its foetid smell. It is extremely 

 poisonous. — Fl. June, July. Biennial. 



