. Flowers of the field. Botany. r'; FAMILY with abundant milky juice, drying to a brown resin ; stem 3 — ^ feet high, furrowed, hollow ; haves j-pinnate,; leaflets pinnatifid with narrow acuminate segments ; bracts many,* deflexed, persist- ent ; flowers w\\\ie.—Marshes, chiefly in the south and east ; rare. —Fl. July, August. Perennial 3,* P. Ostruthium (Masterwort).—A smooth, stout plant, i—3 feet high; stem round, furrowed, hollow; leaves long-stalked,. biternate ; leaflets few, large, broadly-ovate, cut and toothed ; umbels large : braels absent; flowers white.—Moist meadows in
. Flowers of the field. Botany. r'; FAMILY with abundant milky juice, drying to a brown resin ; stem 3 — ^ feet high, furrowed, hollow ; haves j-pinnate,; leaflets pinnatifid with narrow acuminate segments ; bracts many,* deflexed, persist- ent ; flowers w\\\ie.—Marshes, chiefly in the south and east ; rare. —Fl. July, August. Perennial 3,* P. Ostruthium (Masterwort).—A smooth, stout plant, i—3 feet high; stem round, furrowed, hollow; leaves long-stalked,. biternate ; leaflets few, large, broadly-ovate, cut and toothed ; umbels large : braels absent; flowers white.—Moist meadows in the north ; rare. Formerly cultivated and now ojily an escape.—Fl. June—August. Perennial. ^6. Pastix.\ca (Parsnip).—Tap-rooted annual or biennial herbs, with pinnate leaves; leaflets broad, sessile ;. j»»/)f/:.'compound ;. 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 : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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