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umbels terminal on long stalks ; bracts absent ; bracteoles about 5, 

 ovate-lanceolate, fringed ; fruit smooth. — Hedges ; common. 

 One of our early spring flowers. — Fl. April — June. Perennial. 



3. C. temulum (Rough Chervil). — Stem slender, 2 — 3 feet high, 

 rough with short hairs, spotted with purple, and swollen below the 

 nodes ; leaves bipinnate, deeply lobed and cut, hairy, often mak- 

 ing the plant conspicuous in autumn by their rich purple hue ; 

 umbels terminal, drooping when in bud ; bracts absent or very few ; 



CH^erophyllum sylv£str£ {Wild Beaked-Parsley). 



bracteoles several, fringed and defiexed ; flowers white. — Woods 

 and hedges ; very common. — Fl. June, July. Perennial. 



4 * C. Cerefblium (Garden Chervil), is not a native plant, though 

 sometimes found near gardens. It may be distinguished from 

 the preceding by having only 3 bracteoles, lateral sessile umbels 

 and smooth fruit. — Fl. May, June. Perennial. 



22. Scandix (Shepherd's Needle). — Herbs with pinnately decom- 

 pound leaves, no bracts, several bracteoles, petals white and often 



