. Flowers of the field. Botany. Petroselinum Segetum (Corn Parsley) g. Helosciadium (Marsh-wort). Helosciadium Nodiflorum {Procumbent Marsh-wort) I. H. nodiflorum (Procumbent Marsh-wort)..— Stem prostrate and rooting ; leaves pinnate ; leaflets egg- shaped, serrated; umbels on very short stalks, opposite the leaves. A plant with somewhat of the habit of Water-cresses', in company with which it often grows, and for which it is sometimes mistaken. It may be dis- tinguished when out of flower by its serrated and somewhat pointed leaves and by its hollow stems. The flowers are small and white. In

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. Flowers of the field. Botany. Petroselinum Segetum (Corn Parsley) g. Helosciadium (Marsh-wort). Helosciadium Nodiflorum {Procumbent Marsh-wort) I. H. nodiflorum (Procumbent Marsh-wort)..— Stem prostrate and rooting ; leaves pinnate ; leaflets egg- shaped, serrated; umbels on very short stalks, opposite the leaves. A plant with somewhat of the habit of Water-cresses', in company with which it often grows, and for which it is sometimes mistaken. It may be dis- tinguished when out of flower by its serrated and somewhat pointed leaves and by its hollow stems. The flowers are small and white. In ditches and rivulets ; abundant.—Fl. July, August. Perennial. H. repens is a smaller plant and has narrowed leaves, but is scarcely a distinct species. 2. H. inundatum (Least Marsh-wort) has the lower leaves finely divided into numerous hair-like segments. The umbels usually only 2 rays of small white flowers, and, with the upper leaves, are the only parts of the plant which "rise out of the water. Ponds ; a common plant often overlooked.—Fl. June, July. Per- ennial.. 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 work.. Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London, G. Routledge