Engraving depicting Norwegian angelica, commonly known as garden angelica, wild celery, and Angelica archangelica, is a biennial plant from the Apiaceae family, a subspecies of which is cultivated for its sweetly scented edible stems and roots. From John Parkinson's 'Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris'. John Parkinson (1567-1650) an English herbalist and botanist. Dated 17th century.