L igusticum. L . 5. 2.
L . Scoticum. L. Lovage of the gardens, is naturalized
near Boston and New Bedford. So little is the use of this
plant, that it is rarely cultivated, at least in the western part
of the State. It was found on the borders of salt marshes by
Dr. Bigelow.
One species is from Liguria, whence the name of the genus.
L. actceifolium. Mx. Actasa-leaved Lovage, with umbels
somewhat whirled, the lateral ones barren ; a plant upwards of
3 feet high, having its side leaves trapeziform; has been found
in Topsfield and Scituate by Mr. Oakes and Mr. J . L. Russell.
A ngelica. L . 5. 2.
*3. triquinata. Mx. Angelica. Stem, 4 — 6 feet high,
large, hollow, smooth; leaves twice divided into 3 parts ; flowers
in large umbels, spreading, greenish; finely aromatic ; grows in
meadows, and flowers in June. Big.
The plant usually called by this specific name is much smaller,
white, villous below the umbel, with white flowers. Beck. It is
found in the adjoining parts of the State of New York.
H eracleum. L . 5. 2.
H. lanatum. Mx. Cow Parsnip. Named after Hercules.
'Loudon.
. This is another large umbellate plant, often 6 feet high ; leaves
ternate, large and spreading, woolly beneath, deeply cut, and serrate;
flowers white, in very large spreading umbels, and strong scented.
Grows in meadows, and flowers in June ; not very abundant.
According to Sprengel, this species is the true H. panices, L .,
a native of the Apennines and Siberia. Beck.
jE thusa. L . 5. 2.
JR. cynapium. L. Fool’s Parsley. Stem, 2 feet high,
branching, not spotted, striate, with twice-pinnate leaves ; involucres
at the partial umbels, of 3 long, linear, and pendulous
leafets. This plant greatly resembles. Conium, and is often mistaken
for i t ; grows about the streets of Boston ; probably introduced
; flowers in July and August. Big.
A peculiar vegetable alkali has been found in this plant by Professor
Ficinus of Dresden, “ which he calls Cynopia.” Lind.
This plant is a deadly poison.
• It is named from the Greek, to bum, on account of its acrid
power. Loudon.
D iscopleura. DC. 5. 2.
D. capillacca. DC. Bishop Weed. Stem 1 - 2 feet high,
smooth, bent a little at the branches, with much-divided leaves ;
grows in wet places or bogs, near New Bedford. Allied to
the following.
S icm. L. 5. 2. Water Parsnip.
Two species, latifolium, L ., and lineare, Mx., which are only
varieties, as they have been found, by T . A. Greene, and G. B.
Emerson, growing from the same root, are found in the low
grounds, often with Cicuta bulbifera, having branching stems, and
pinnate leaves, and umbels of small white flowers, of a slight and
offensive odor ; flowers in July and August. Poisonous.
Sium is from the Celtic for water, about which the plant abounds.
S aniCula. L . 5. 2.
S. JMarylandica. L. Sanicle. Stem about 2 feet high,
with erect branches, and divided leaves so as to resemble the
fingers, with flowers in simple umbels, and having a bush-like
appearance; seeds with hooked bristles ; flowers in June, and
grows about thickets and hedges ; common.
S ison. L. 5. 2.
S. Canadense. L. Honewort. Stem about 2 feet high,
with compound leaves in 3 divisions ; umbels branched, bearing
minute white flowers and smooth seeds ; grows with the preceding,
and flowers in July.
Sison is from the Celtic for stream, as some species live about
waters. Loudon.