Localities.— In rather moist fields, and on ditch-hanks, on a calcarious soil. 
— Oxfordshire ; South Leigh: Ur. SiBTiionr. Fields on the Last side of the 
Peat-bogs going from Rullington-green to Cheyney-lane, on the North side of 
Cowley Marsh; near the copse on the South side of Shotover Hill; on the 
Banbury road hear the 5th milestone from Oxford; also between Summer’s 
Town and Kidlington Toll-gate ; and road-side near Klsfield: \V. 15. — Berks ; 
Near Botley, on the road to Knsham: W. B. — Beds: Goldington, and Clap- 
ham: Rev. C. Abbot. — Bucks; Near Eton: Mr. Gotobid. — Cambridgesh. 
IMadingley Road, near Cambridge; Haddenham : Rev. R. Rent an. By a 
little stream on the right of the foot-path to Colon; and in several places in the 
first mile of Barton Road : N. B. G. — Devon ; Chudleigh ; Ashburton ; Ilsing- 
lon ; and Lympstone : FI. Devon. Hedges near Plymouth : N. B. G. — Dorset ; 
Langton cornfield near Blandford : Dr. Pulteney. East side of the Backwater 
near Weymouth : Rev. A. Bi.oxam. — Essex; About Walthamstow; Ching- 
ford ; Gray’s Thurrock; South End; and elsewhere: Mr. E. Foster, jun. 
On a bank in Hagger Lane at the end of Hale-end Lane, Walthamstow : L. W. 
Diliwyn, Esq. — Gloucestersh. Near Bristol: Miss Worslf.y, in N. B. G. — 
Hants ; About Maple-Durham : Mr. John Goodyer. in Gerarde's Herbal. — 
In one of the little planted inclosures, near the Beech, between Southampton 
and Netley ; and near Ryde : N. B. G. — Kent; Near Northfleet : Blackstone. 
About half a mile from New Romney on the road to Rye : Mr. J. Woods, jun. 
Near Ewell : E. Jacob, Esq. Wouldham: J. N. Winch, Esq. Between 
Greenwich and Woolwich: Mr. D. Cooter. — Middlesex; By the road-side at 
Eaton: Mr. Martyn. — Norfolk; At Binham: Mr. Crowe. Hedge adjoin- 
ing a public-house at Acle, by the Dam: Mr. Wicc. — Northamptonsh. In 
Oxenden, on a bank on the North side of the street, a little above the Whife 
Hoiselnn: Morton. Near Kelmarsh : Mr. Haniicry. — Somersetshire; At 
Swainwtick: Mr. Babinoton. Wembdon, and Stoke-courey : Mr. J. C. 
Collins, in N. B. G. — Surrey; Coulsdon : Mr. E. Wood. Between Esher 
and West Moulsey : Sir W.J. Hooker. Road-side up Forest Hill: Mr. D. 
Cooper. Fields beyond Duppa’s Hill, Croydon ; and at Battersea: Mr. W. 
Pampi.in, jun. — Sussex; On the Downs ; and on the Coast: W. Borrf.r, 
Esq. Near Winchelsea, on the road to Rye: N. J. Winch, Esq. — Between 
Bognor and Little Hampton: Sir W. J. Hooker. — In Warwickshire; Rev. 
W.T. Brfe. — Worcestersh. On a hedge-bank between Hanbury and Droit- 
wich; and at Badsey : T. Purton, Esq.' — Yorkshire; Common near Hull: 
Rev. J. Dalton. — SCOTLAND. Inverness-shire; Grass-field in the Isle of 
Tirey : Dr. Walker. 
Annual, or often Biennial. — Flowers in July and August. 
Root small, tapering, very tough. Stem from a foot to 18 inches 
high, very much branched, round, striated, slender, rush-like, 
somewhat leafy ; brandies spreading in every direction. Leaves 
pinnate, on long petioles ; those from the root long and narrow, 
consisting of from 7 to 19, nearly sessile, roundish egg-shaped, 
smooth, serrated, cut, often somewhat lobed, leaflets ; Stem-leaves 
few, the upper ones with strap-shaped, very imperfect, leaflets. 
Universal Umbels of few (often only 2 or 3) very unequal rays, 
with an involucrum of about 2 leaves. Partial Umbels drooping, 
each of a few extremely unequal rays, with an involucellum 
( partial involucrum J of 4 or 5, spear-shaped, or awl-shaped, leaves. 
Flowers very small, regular, white, or flesh-coloured. Calyx of 5, 
minute, bluntish teeth. Corolla of 5, very small, egg-shaped, 
strongly involute petals. Stamens with purplish anthers. Styles 
extremely short, each with a broad, pale, depressed base. Fruit 
egg-oblong, crowned with the very short styles, and spreading 
blunt stigmas. Carpels [seeds, Sm.) oblong, strongly ribbed, w r ith 
small intermediate ribs alternate with the three principal ones. 
Mr. Don observes, that the flowers ami fruit agree with the rest of the genus 
Petroselinum, but that the habit is that of Pimpinella. The fruit is aromatic 
and pungent, as is the whole plant in some degree. — The other British species is 
P. sativum, or Common Garden Parsley ; distinguished from this by the doubly 
pinnated root-leaves, and the many-rayed umbels. 
