Localities. — In mountainous pastures, banks of rivers, &c. especially in the 
north of England, and lowlands of Scotland. — Cheshire ; Banks of rivers near 
Stockport: l\lr. G. Holme. Very common by the banks of the river Goyt: 
N. B. G Cumberland ; Woods on the E. side of Derwentwater, looking very 
like a genuine native : Mr. H. C. Watson, in N. B. G. Common in orchards: 
Hutchinson. About Keswick: D. Turner, Esq. — Derbysh. Banks of the 
Derwent above Gliatsworth ; about Buxton ; and in the little inclosed meadows 
about Poole’s Hole at Buxton: B. G. Banks of the Goyt river, just below 
Whaley Bridge; by the Derwent, near Duffield; Codnor Breach; and Wirks* 
worth : N. B. G. — Durham ; In Dalton Dene ; in Cawsey ; Beamish ; Urpeth ; 
and every other wood on the Team ; on the banks of Browney, near Coldpig- 
hill, and ruins of Finehall Abbey; also in Weardale, frequent: N. J. Winch, 
Esq. In the vicinity of Darlington, jind Eglestone : Rev. J. IIarriman. Near 
Harperley ; Lanchester Ford ; and onHhe banks of the Wear above Stanhope: 
N. J. Winch, Esq. — In Lancashire, 'frequent : Hudson. — Northumberland ; 
Banks of the Tyne at Low Park Find; aod in Tucket Wood: N. J. Winch, 
Esq. In the woods at Wallington, and at Netherwitton : W. C. Trevelyan, 
Esq.— Notts ; Near Bramcote: N. B. G. — Shropsh. At White Ladies, near 
Boscabel : B. G. On Benthall Edge, near Coalbrookdate: N. B. G. — Somer- 
setsh. Hedges by the road-side between West-street, Bridgewater, and Enmore: 
N. B. G. — Stojffbrdsh. A t'i'ixall, near Stafford : B.G. — Warwicksh. AtStud- 
ley Castle; and Balsall Temple : T. Burton, Esq. — Westmoreland ; Kendal: 
N.B. G. — Worcestersh. In an orchard at the top of Southstone’s Rock, near 
Shelsey Wash: Mr. Ballard.— Yorlcsh. Meadows between Morton and Rush- 
worth ; in the wood at Knaresborough, where the dripping well is ; upon the 
side of every rivulet in Wensley Dale ; Hackfall; banks of the Ure, from YVen- 
sley Dale for some miles eastward, in plenty ; about Coxwold ; in many parts 
of Craven; and near Leeds: B.G. In Stackhouse Lane, and other places 
aboutSettle; and by the Swale under Whitcliffe Scars near Richmond: N.B.G. — 
In many parts of YV ALES, and of SCOTLAND ; more rare in IRELAND. 
Perennial. — Flowers from May to July. 
Root tapering, thick, fleshy, branched, with a sweet aromatic 
taste, like every other part of the plant. Stem 2 or 3 feet high, 
sometimes more, round, leafy, striated, hollow. Leaves large, 
bright green, 2, 3, or 4 times compound, with pinnatifid, pointed, 
serrated, slightly hairy leaflets ; the root-leaves on long cylindrical 
petioles ; the rest with very short ones, which are dilated at the 
base, with membranous edges, so as to be almost sessile. Umbels 
large, terminal, and lateral, both universal and partial ones of many 
downy rays. Universal involucrum none ; Partial ones of about 5, 
spear-shaped, tapering, whitish, membranous, finely fringed leaves. 
Flowers numerous, white ; many of those in the centre abortive, 
with stamens only ; several in the circumference fertile. Germen 
(fig. 2.) oblong, a little hairy. Fruit (fig. 3.) nearly an inch long, 
dark brown, spear-shaped, pointed, not beaked, crowned with the 
two spreading styles. Carpels each with 3 very prominent, com- 
pressed, dorsal ridges, rough, like fine saws, near the summit. 
This plant is a native of Middle and South Europe, from Spain to Asia Minor; 
Germany, Switzerland, Austria, the South of France, and the North of Italy ; 
it is also to be found in Chili. It was one of the old medicinal plants, but it is 
now disused. The seeds have the flavour of Anise, and are used in the North of 
England for polishing and peifuming oak floors and furniture. Formerly the 
young leaves and seeds were put into salads, and the roots were boiled and eaten, 
cold or in tarts, and in a variety of sauces. In Germany, it is said to be still 
used in soups. 
Puccinia Umbelliferarum, and Credo Petroselini, of Hook. Brit. FI. are 
parasitic on the stems and leaves of this plant, in the Summer and Autumn. I he 
leaves very much resemble the fronds of some of the ferns, and when the latter 
parasite occurs (as it often does) in small yellow spots on their under surface, it 
very much increases that resemblance. 
