. Flowers of the field. Botany. ,,TFF,RA> I. A. sylvhtris (Wild Angelica).—A tall, stout plant, 2—4 feet high ; stem furrowed ; slightly downy, especially above, tinged with purple ; leaves bipinnate ; leaflets stalked, obliquely ovate, serrate ; umbels large, with bracts and hracteoles : flowers white, tinged with pink.—Wet places; common. — Fl. July,^ August. Perennial. *34. Arciiangelica, differing from Angelica mainly in having minute sepals, thicker dorsal and intermediate ridges, no vittiT, and loose seeds, is repre- sented by A. offici- nalis, a larger plant than Angelica sy
. Flowers of the field. Botany. ,,TFF,RA> I. A. sylvhtris (Wild Angelica).—A tall, stout plant, 2—4 feet high ; stem furrowed ; slightly downy, especially above, tinged with purple ; leaves bipinnate ; leaflets stalked, obliquely ovate, serrate ; umbels large, with bracts and hracteoles : flowers white, tinged with pink.—Wet places; common. — Fl. July,^ August. Perennial. *34. Arciiangelica, differing from Angelica mainly in having minute sepals, thicker dorsal and intermediate ridges, no vittiT, and loose seeds, is repre- sented by A. offici- nalis, a larger plant than Angelica sylves- tris, with leaves 2—3 feet across, decurrent leaflets and greenish- white flowers, culti- vated for the sake of its aromatic stems (which are candied as a sweetmeat), and occurring only as an escape. — Fl. July— September. Peren- nial. Vm. PASTIN^CA SA'\ 35. Peucedanuii (Hog's Pennel). — Leaves pinnate or ter- nate; umbels com- pound, many-rayed ; bracts and bracleoles absent, few or many ; sepals small or incon- spicuous ; petals yel- low or wliite ; jnitf flattened ; lateral flat contiguous parallel wings ; vittic linear, (Name of Greek origin.) 1. F. officincilc (Sulphur-wort, Sea Hog's-Fennel).—Smooth ; stem 2—3 feet high, round ribbed ; leases 3—5 ternate ; leaflets long, linear, flaccid j umbels large, on diveiging branches, many-rayed ; bracts few, deciduous ; floivers minute, yellow.—Salt marshes in Kent and ; vary rare. — Fl. Jul)—Se[)tember. Perennial. 2. P. pali'isire (Milk Parsley, Marsh Hog's F'ennel).—Smootli, ridges forming thin as loner as the 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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