Matricaria.] _—_—“ LXXIIT. COMPOSITH (OLIVER AND HIERN). 397 
ecaudate, apiculate at the apex. Style-branches compressed, rounded 
(not appendaged in our species). Achenes shortly oblong, somewhat 
compressed (4-ribbed and alike on both faces in our species); apex 
obtuse ; pappus (in our species) rudimentary, of about 8 little teeth 
about the annular apex of the achene.—Herbs with alternate pinnatifid 
leaves, terminal pedunculate capitula of moderate size, white ray- 
florets and yellow disk-florets. 
A genus of several species, widely spread. 
‘1. M.(%) hispida, Vatke in Oesterr. Bot. Zeitschr. xxvii. p- 194 
(1877). A hispid-pubescent herb, rather woody at the base, much- 
branched, somewhat more than a foot high. Leaves alternate, oblong, 
chartaceous, pinnatifid-toothed, sessile, ranging up to 1} in. long; the 
upper ones smaller. Capitula hemispherical, } in. diameter, pedunculate, 
solitary, terminating the branches. Involucral bracts oblong, rather 
narrowed at both ends, the outer ones especially hirsute, about 2 in. 
long. Ligules narrow, reflexed, bidentate at the tip, 4 in. long. 
Mozamb. Distr. Rios de Sena, Peters! 
75. COTULA, L.; Benth. et Hook. f. Gen. Pl. ii. 428. 
Capitula heterogamous, discoid; outer florets 2, 1-0o-seriate or 
wanting. Involucre hemispherical; bracts 1—-2-seriate, slightly unequal, 
more or less oblong and obtuse, with scarious margins. Receptacle 
naked, plane or convex. Corolla of outer 2 florets minute or 0. An- 
ther-base obtuse. Style-branches truncate or obtuse. Achenes more 
or less dorsally compressed ; pappus 0 or obliquely coroniform.—Low 
herbs with alternate or opposite usually pinnatisect leaves and small 
yellow pedunculate capitula. 
A large widely diffused weed-like genus. 
Female florets numerous, in many rows 
Female florets few, in 1-2 rows or altogether wanting. 
ves alternate. 
. « « lL. G. anthemoides. 
Lobes of hoary leaves oblong. Female florets few or 
wanting. 
Achenes without a ring of hairs at top 2. C. cinerea. 
Achenes with a ring of hairs at top . . - - . « - 3 C. Kotschyi. 
bes of pilose not hoary leaves narrowly linear. Female _ 
florets in 1-2 rows . tone we ew ww we 4 CO, abyssinica. 
5. C. eryptocephala. ° 
1. GC. anthemoides, Linn. Sp. Pl. edit. i. 891. Usually hirsute 
°r pubescent, much-branched, annual ; branches spreading or prostrate, 
Tanging up to 9 in. long. Leaves alternate, deeply sub-bipinnatifid, 
obovate in outline, 4-3 in. long, half-clasping at base, lobes lanceolate 
or ovate, apiculate. Capitula 3-} in. diameter, solitary, terminal ; 
Peduncles not exceeding the leaves. Female florets numerous, in many 
rows. Involucral bracts obtuse, bordered with scarious margins. 
Acheneg bordered with narrow wing. Receptacle nearly flat, finely 
tubercled. Pappus 0.—DC. Prodr. vi. 78. Harv. Fi. Cap. iii. p. 182, 
With synonymy except that of Schimper i. n. 137. C. dichrocephala, 
Leaves Opposite 
