The Modern Cultivated Parsnip

tough, wiry
root, tapering
somewhat from the crown,
erect stem,
high, tough and furrowed,
long leaf-stalks, finely toothed                 at their margins

under The Modern Parsnip
the wild plant, a smooth
somewhat paler color:
flowers in each case yellow
umbels at stem-ends,
like the carrot,


but better.

Parsnip 'seeds' as the fruit is commonly called, are pleasantly aromatic.