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BRITISH WILD FLOWERS. 
Caraway-seed (C. Carui, Lin.), is a doubtful native. It is a biennial, and flowers in June. The other’ kind, 
C. verticillatum , very probably does not belong to the genus at all. It is a rare plant which only grows in 
salt marshes, and it differs very widely from the common Caraway-seed. 
GENUS XXYI. 
THE STONE-WORT. (Sison, Lin.) 
Lin. Syst. PENTANDRIA DIGYNIA. 
Description, &c. —This was once a very extensive genus, but it is now reduced to a single plant, of no 
beauty and very offensive smell. The name of Sison is derived from a Celtic word, signifying a running brook; 
in reference to the habits of some of the plants which were formerly included in the genus. 
GENUS XXVII. 
THE PARSLEY. (Petroselinum, Hoffm .) 
Lin. Syst. PENTANDRIA DIGYNIA. 
Generic Character. —Calyx an obsolete margin. Petals roundish, I equal, filiform ridges, of which the lateral form a margin. Channels 
incurved, entire, scarcely emarginate, contracted into au inflexed lobe, i with single vittae. Seed gibbous, convex, flattish in front. Universal invo- 
Fruit ovate, contracted at the side, nearly double. Carpella with five, | lucrum few-leaved ; partial many-leaved. Flowers white. ( Lindley.) 
Description &c. —It is generally considered that there are two species in this genus, but the common 
Parsley ( P. sativum) is certainly not a true native ; and the Corn Parsley (P. segetum) is an inconspicuous 
weed, with a circle of radical leaves growing close to the ground, and very small flowers. The name of 
Petroselinum is derived from the Greek word for a stone ; in allusion to the plant growing generally on stony or 
rocky places. Parsley was in great repute with the Greeks and Romans, who wore garlands of it at their 
banquets, under the idea that it increased their gaiety and gave an appetite. At Rome, in the Isthmian games, 
the conquerors were crowned with garlands of Parsley. 
GENUS XXVIII. 
THE CELERY. (Apium, Lin.) 
Lin. Syst. PENTANDRIA DIGYNIA. 
Generic Character. —Calyx an obsolete margin. Petals roundish, 
entire, with an involute point. Fruit roundish, contracted at the 
sides, double. Carpella with five, filiform, equal ridges, of which the 
lateral form a margin. Channels with single vittsc, except the outer¬ 
most, which have sometimes two or three. Seed very convex, flattish 
in front.—Iuvolucra none. Flowers white. {Lindley.) 
Description, &c. —There is only one species in this genus, viz. the Wild Celery, or Smallage ; and it is 
impossible for any plant to show more decidedly the advantages of cultivation, as in a wild state it is acrid, and 
even poisonous ; while in a state of cultivation it becomes sweet, tender, and succulent. In its wild state it 
only grows in marshy places and ditches, generally near the sea. It is a biennial, and flowers in August 
and September. 
