Lucas Land
Wild Carrot
Queen Anne's Lace
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---Habitat---Probably originally a native of the sea-coasts of Southern Europe degenerated into its present wild state, but of very ancient cultivation.
---Description---Its root is small and spindle shaped, whitish, slender and hard, witha strong aromatic smell and an acrid, disagreeable taste. It penetrates some distance into the ground, having only a few lateral rootlets.
The Carrot is well distinguished from other plants of the same order by having the central flower of the umbel, or sometimes a tiny umbellule, of a bright red or deep purple colour.
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