Anthriscus
(a name given by Pliny to a plant resembling Scandix). ORD. Umbelliferae. A genus of about ten species of hardy or half-hardy, annual, biennial, or rarely perennial herbs, with the habit of Chaerophyllum, inhabiting North temperate and sub-tropical regions. Flowers white, in compound umbels; involucral bracts one, two, or wanting. Leaves pinnately or sub-ternately decompound. Only one species calls for mention. For culture, see Chervil, Common or Garden, pp. 313-4, Vol. I.
A. cerefolium (waxy-leaved). Common Chervil. fl. slightly radiant; umbels axillary or opposite the leaves, sessile. June. l. twice pinnate, cut, with channelled footstalks. Stem a little hairy at the joints. h. 1 1/2ft. Europe (frequently met with as an escape from cultivation in Britain). Annual. SYN. Chaerophyllum sativum (Sy. En. B. 623).
