. Flowers of the field. Botany. OiNANTHE Crocata {Hemlock Watey Dropwort) 3; CE. phellandrium (Fine-leaved Water Dropwort, Horsebane).— Stems 2-3 feet high, very stout at the base ; roots fil)rous ; leaves divided into very fine segments, the lower ones submerged ; umbels smaller than in the last, on short stalks, springing either from the forks of the branches or from opposite the leaves. Ditches and the sides of ponds ; common.—Fl. July to September. Biennial. 4. (E. pimpinelloides (Parsley Water Dropwort).—Roots fibrous, often swollen into tubers ; stems 1-3 feet high, furrowed ; lower leav
. Flowers of the field. Botany. OiNANTHE Crocata {Hemlock Watey Dropwort) 3; CE. phellandrium (Fine-leaved Water Dropwort, Horsebane).— Stems 2-3 feet high, very stout at the base ; roots fil)rous ; leaves divided into very fine segments, the lower ones submerged ; umbels smaller than in the last, on short stalks, springing either from the forks of the branches or from opposite the leaves. Ditches and the sides of ponds ; common.—Fl. July to September. Biennial. 4. (E. pimpinelloides (Parsley Water Dropwort).—Roots fibrous, often swollen into tubers ; stems 1-3 feet high, furrowed ; lower leaves bipinnate, segments broader than in the more finely divided upper leaves, which have long, narrow segments ; iimbels compact, flat-topped; rays rather short, and with usually an involucre of narrow bracts at the base. A variable plant. Found in meadows and in both salt and fresh marshes in the south; not uncommon.—Fl. June to August, Perennial. 5. Qi. Lachenalii.—Root-fibres fleshy ; lobes of lower leaves blunt, upper leaves with narrow pointed seg- ments ; flowers white, in lax umbels. Nearly allied to the last. Common in salt marshes,—Fl. July to September. Perennial. 18. jEthusa (Fool's Parsley) I. jE. cynapiuni (Fool's Parsley). — A slender plant about a foot high, with dark green, doubly pinnate leaves, and terminal umbels of white flowers. " It is a common garden weed, and in its young state Cynapil™ somewhat resembles parsley; but when in flower (Fool's Parsley) may readily be distinguished from that and all other. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London, G. Routledge
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