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UMBELLfrER^E 



those in the middle of the umbel without the corky base. — 

 Marshes, chiefly in the south-east. — Fl. June, July. Perennial. 



4. (E. Lachendlii ( Parsley Water-Dropwort ). — Root-fibres 

 fleshy, but not tuberous ; radical leaves bipinnate, bluntly lobed, 

 soon withering ; cauline leaves with linear acute leaflets ; secondary 

 umbels distinct, spherical ; fruit without a corky base. — Marshes ; 

 common. — Fl. July— September. Perennial. 



$.(E.crocdta (Hemlock Water-Dropwort). —A large, stout 



cenXkthe CROcXta {Hemlock Water Dropwori). 



plant, 3 — 5 feet high, with large clustered tuberous roots, some- 

 what like those of the Dahlia ; leaves spreading, 3-pinnate, with 

 sheathing petioles and stalked, variously cut, glossy leaflets, and 

 large, many-rayed umbels with long pedicels. — Watery places ; 

 common. This plant, which is often known as Water -Hemlock, 

 and is sometimes mistaken for Celery, is very poisonous, and 

 should not be allowed to grow in places where cattle are kept, as 

 cow% have often been poisoned by eating the roots. — Fl. July. 

 Perennial. 



6. (E. aqudtica (Fine-leaved Water-Dropwort, Horsebane).— 



