Chudleigb Rock, abundant ; dill's at Topsham ; hedges near Sidinouth ; Daw- 
lisli ; Teignmouih ; Knighton Beaumont. near lugsdon ; Livermead Sands, near 
Torquay ; in the new turnpike-road near Tor Abbey ; and Rocks at Ilfracombe : 
FI. Devon. — Near Torbay : H. W ooixcombf., Esq. Ch. Ch. — Durham ; On the 
Ballast-hills at Ayre’s Quay, near Sunderland : N. J. Winch, Esq. — Glouces- 
tersh. On St. Vincent’s Rocks : N. J. Winch, Esq. in N. B.G. — Abundant on 
the shores of the Teign, near Bitton, and extending thence by the road-side to- 
waids Newton Bushel: Dr. Witheping.— Kent ; South Kent: Rev. G. E. 
Smith. Isle of Thanet : N. J. Winch, Esq. Thames side towards Gravesend : 
Mr. W. Pamplin, jun. in N. B. G. — Norfolk ; Burgh Castle, under the walls; 
Fritton church-yard, he. ; not uncommon. Near Norwich: New Bot. Guide. — 
Northumberland ; Naturalized on the Ballast-hills at St. Amhon’s and Wil- 
lington : N. .1. Winch, Esq. — Nottinghamsh. On Nottingham Castle: Mr. 
W hatklv. — I n Somersetshire : N. B. G. — Suffolk ; Near Bungay : N. B. G. — 
In Sussex; W. Bopiier, Esq. in N. B. G. — Worcesters//. Spetchley: Mr. 
PnnroN. — WALES. Anglesey; Plentiful on the rocks between Borth and 
Llandysilio: Rev. II. Davies. — Carnarvonsh. Menai Strait: J. E. Bowman, 
in N. B. G. Road-side near Llandudno Rocks: N. J. Winch, Esq. in M. N. 
H.v. ii. p.279. — Denbighsh. About Denbigh Castle: C. Crosfiki.d, Esq. — 
Merionethsh. Rocks north of Barmouth: J. E. Bowman, in N. B. G. — IRE- 
LAND. On dry gravelly banks; banks of the Dodder near Clouskeagh, and 
dry banks near Chapelizod : Air. J. T. AIackay. 
Biennial. — Flowers from June to August. 
Root white, tap-shaped, and fibrous. Stem upright, from 3 to 
5 feet high, solid, round, striated, smooth, very much branched, 
leafy. Leaves triply pinnate, with long, thread-like, pointed, more 
or less drooping, leaflets, of a bluish-green colour. Footstalks with 
a broad, firm, sheathing base. Umbels terminal, broad, flat, with 
numerous, smooth, angular rays. Rays of the partial umbels more 
slender, short, and very unequal. Both general and partial invo- 
lucrum entirely wanting. Calyx none. Petals dark yellow, in- 
versely egg-shaped, with a broad, blunt, inflexed point. Filaments 
yellow, spreading, about as long as the petals. Styles very short, 
with a large egg-shaped, pale yellow base. 
This is the true Fennel of the gardens, several varieties of which 
are in cultivation. “ The tender stalks of the common Fennel are 
used in salads ; the leaves, boiled, enter into many fish sauces ; and, 
raw, are garnishes for several dishes. The blanched stalks of a 
dwarf variety, called Finochio, are eaten with oil, vinegar, and 
pepper, as a cold salad ; and they are sometimes put into soups. 
This variety is characterized by a tendency in the stalk to swell to 
a considerable thickness. This thickened part is blanched by 
earthing up, and is then very tender. It is a good deal cultivated 
in Italy.” See Loudon’s Encyclop. of Gardening, new ed. parag. 
4505 ; also parag. 227 ; and Gard. Magazine, vol. viii. pp. 267 
and 271. 
The seeds, which abound with an essential oil, are a common 
carminitive medicine for infants. An infusion of the bruised seeds 
is used, in Devonshire, as a diaphoretic for rheumatism. See 
Loudon’s Mag. Nat. Hist. v. ii. p. 162. 
