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' "The flowers cohfifl: of five petals, which ex-^ 
pand in the form of a rofe : Each of thefe flowers^ 
are fucceeded by two oblong, gibbous, furrow’d 
feeds ; which, on one fide, have a leafy border. 
We have but one fpecies of this plant, vi%, 
Ligujiicum' Scoticum Apii folio ^ R. 214. Scottilh 
Sea-parfley. 
Apium, Smallage. Its flowers are white, confift- 
ing of five equal petals, almbft round, and hol- 
low like a fpoon : Thefe flowers are but a line in 
diameter : The umbels are felTile at the joints of 
the branches. It flowers in JunCy July and Au~ 
guji. We have but one fpecies of this plant, viz. 
^ Apium paluftre officinarum^ R.214. vulgar e 
Jive palujire^ P.926. Eleofelinum feu paludapiuniy 
G. 862. Smallage. 
The roots are diuretick, and very good for the lloppage of 
crine, the ftone and gravel ; they help the dropfey and jaundice^ 
and remove female obftrudlions. The leaves are of the fame 
nature, and are eaten in the fpring, to fweeten and purify the 
blood, and help the feurvy. The feed is one of the leh'er hot 
.feeds, as the root is one of the five opening roots. 
CicuT A, Hemlock. The root is large and fibrous : 
The leaves are divided into a great many fmail 
fegments : The petals of the flower are heart- 
faihion’d, bifid and unequal ; the feeds ftiort, 
round and channell’d. The fpecies are : 
I. Cicuta^ R. 215. G.903. vulgaris major ^ 
P.933. Hemlock. 
2. Cicutaria tenuifolia^ R. 215, G.905. Cicuta 
minor feu fatua^ P.933. The Leflfer Hemlock, 
or Fools Parfley. ’Tis a common weed in gardens, 
and is often miftaken for Parfley. 
‘ A poultice made of its leaves is good for inflammations. 
pHELLANDRiuM, Water Hemlock. Theroot is large 
and fibrous ; the {talks very thick and jointed •, the 
leaves large, and cut into very fmali fegments : 
The petals of the flowers are heart-faihion’d *, 
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