. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). I2Q4 Rural School Leaflet umbel the flowers are on short stalks which radiate from a common stem, while many of these clusters are on stalks which in turn radiate from a common point. The fruits are composed of two dry, seed-like structures cohering by their inner faces. 5. Poison hemlock, stinkweed, spotted poison parsley, herb bennet (Conium macul
. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). I2Q4 Rural School Leaflet umbel the flowers are on short stalks which radiate from a common stem, while many of these clusters are on stalks which in turn radiate from a common point. The fruits are composed of two dry, seed-like structures cohering by their inner faces. 5. Poison hemlock, stinkweed, spotted poison parsley, herb bennet (Conium maculatum, L.). This member of the parsley family grows to a height of two to six feet. It grows 7^7 frequently in moist waste places and has a root stalk which resembles a sweet potato in shape. The stems are hollow and are coarsely spotted with red splash- ings. The leaves of poison hemlock are large, many times compound, and widely spreading. The stalks of the leaves, or petioles, clasp the stem with a very pro- nounced sheath. The leaflets are comparatively small and are acutely and deeply cut on the margins. The flowers are white and are clustered terminally in a dense compound umbel. The fruits are somewhat flattened and each seed has five lateral ribs. It is supposed that it was a tincture of poison hemlock that Socrates drank. All parts are presumably poisonous, although it is stated that some persons have eaten the plant without ill effects. Paralysis followed by death without pain is the usual result of eating the plant. 6. Golden Alexanders, meadow parsnip, golden parsnip, round heart {Zizia aurea, [L.] Koch). This member of the parsley family is found com- monly in meadows and woods. It differs from the other species mentioned in having deep yellow flowers, which are borne in a compact umbel. The leaves are comparatively short, while the leaflets are comparatively broad. The fruits are about one fourth inch long and rather slender. This is probably not so venomous a pois
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