THE PARSLEY FAMILY 
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GOUT-WEED. (/EGOPODIUM, LINN .) — A genus consisting of the one species — 
Common Gout-weed, Bishop’s-weed. (AJg-opodium Podagraria, Linn.)— Flowers 
white, in large clusters of shortly-stalked flowers, all rising from the same point on longer stalks, 
which longer stalks have one common starting-point on the main flowering-stalk (compound 
umbels). Bracts o • calyx entirely combined with the seedcase, without teeth ; petals 5, with the 
tips bent inwards, apparently notched ; stamens 5 ; carpels 2. Fruit of 2 united, oval, ridged 
cases, each containing 1 hanging seed (cremocarp). Stem 2-3 feet high, branched, thick, hollow, 
furrowed. Leaves of the upper stem divided to the base into 3 egg-shaped (ovate) leaflets 
(trifoliate) ; those of the lower stem similarly sub-divided again and again (bi- or trifoliate) ; the 
leaf-stalks sheathing at the base. [ Plate 56. 
Common. Waysides, hedges near cottages. June — July. Perennial. 
ANGELICA. (ANGELICA, LINN .) — Flowers white or pale pink, in numerous showy clusters 
of shortly-stalked flowers, all rising from the same point on longer stalks, which longer stalks have 
one common starting-point on the main flowering-stalk (compound umbels). Bracts o or few ; 
calyx entirely combined with the seedcase, without teeth ; petals 5, equal, pointed, not bent 
inwards; stamens 5; carpels 2. Fruit oblong, flattened from front to back, of 2 united cases, 
each containing 1 hanging seed (cremocarp), each case surrounded by a double wing which 
distinguishes it from the fruit of all the other British Umbelliferse. Plants with leaves divided into 
3 large-toothed leaflets (trifoliate), which are twice divided to the midrib into several pairs of 
leaflets and 1 terminal one (bi-imparipinnate) ; the leaf-stalks sheathing at the base. 
Wild Angelica. (Angelica sylvestris, Linn.) — The only British species (as 
described above). With large, pinkish clusters of flowers ; 1-3 bracts ; stout red or purple stems, 
1-5 feet high, thick and hollow ; egg-shaped leaflets ; and much dilated sheaths. [ Plate 56. 
Common. Damp places, woods, thickets, and near streams. July — August. Perennial. 
*GARDEN ANGELICA. (ARCHANGELICA, HOFFM.) — This genus is not a native, though 
Arehangelica officinalis is occasionally found as an escape from cultivation, being grown 
for its aromatic stems, which when candied are used as a sweetmeat. It differs from the 
Angelica in having 5 minute teeth to the calyx, and in a few details in the fruit. 
CICELY. (MYRRHIS, LINN.) — A genus consisting of the one species — 
Sweet Cicely. (Myprhis Odorata, Scop.) — Flowers white, in clusters of shortly-stalked 
flowers, all rising from the same point on longer stalks, which longer stalks have one common 
starting-point on the main flowering-stalk (compound umbels). Bracts surrounding the entire 
cluster o, those round each little flower cluster lance-shaped, pointed, whitish. Calyx entirely 
combined with the seedcase, without teeth ; petals 5, unequal, with the tip bent inwards, apparently 
notched ; stamens 5 ; carpels 2. Fruit very long, narrowly oblong, slightly flattened at the sides, 
with 10 sharp ridges, composed of 2 united cases, each containing 1 hanging seed (cremocarp). 
Stem 2-4 feet high, round and hairy. Leaves slightly downy, divided to the base into 3 leaflets 
(trifoliate) which are divided and sub-divided to the midrib into several pairs of narrow, lobed, 
toothed leaflets, with 1 terminal one (bi-imparipinnate). Leaf-stalks sheathing at the base. The 
leaves and the fruit have a sweet, aromatic flavour. [ Plate 57. 
Not common. Pastures in mountainous districts in Wales, the north of England, and Scotland. 
May — June. Perennial. 
