1468 CARDUACEAE 
natified, the segments linear-lanceolate to subulate: 
bracts of the involucre pubescent, the outer lanceolate, 
in iptic ] 
acute, the inner elliptic, obtuse: igules 7-12 mm. 
long: subeylindrie, 1.5 mi c 
pappus a minute border. — Waste o roadsides, 
and fields, various provinces, Fla. to Ore., B. C., nd 
Que. Nat. of O. v —Spr.—fall. 
2. A. nobilis L. Perennial, aromatic: stem 1-3.5 dm. 
tall, pubescent, sometimes decumbent: leaf-blades E 
em. long, pinnatifid or bipinnatifid, the segments 
b 
ear to ulate: brae 2 involucre pubescent, the 
outer ovate-lanceolate, obtuse, the inner nd dnas at the apex: ligules 
6—10 mm. long: achene somewhat pyriform , 1-1.5 mm. long: pappus wanting. 
—Waste-places and M t gardens, various provinces, ES C. to Tenn. and R. I. 
Nat. of Eu.—Sum 
107. MARUTA Cass. Annual, branching, usually very leafy herbs. 
Leaves alternate: blades pinnatifid, the segments narrow. Heads solitary at 
the ends of branches. Involucre saucer-s 
bracts in 2 series, rather d le conie, 
chaffy toward the apex, the ch bulate, rathe 
persi Ray-flowers 10-15, neutral: corollas with 
nt. 
white ligules. Disk-flowers perfect, fruit-producing: 
rollas P Lii , the longer than the 
ae t, the lobes ovate. chene and cylindrie, 10- | 
ribbed, ad Pedes Pappus wanting.—About 
12 speeies, natives of the Old Wor "M 
1. M. Pius (L.) DC. Plant strong-scented: leaf-blades thriee d 
dissected, segments very oe - k-flowers near the center of t cep- 
tacle wi ith s eorollas mostly 2.5 mm. long: achene tubereulate- roughened 
pappus wanting. [Anthemis Coula L. ILMAY. -WEED. 
DoG-FENNEL.)—Fields, roadsides, cult. grounds, and waste-places, vari- 
ous “provinces, Fla. to Calif., Alas., and Newf. Nat. of O. W.—Sum.-fall. 
108. CHAMOMILLA [Hall] Gilib. Annual herbs, resembling Anthemis 
and Maruta. Leaves alternate: blades once to thrice pinnatifid, the segments 
narrow. Heads solitary or corymbose.  Involuere 
saucer-shaped to hemispherie: braets somewhat im- 
icate in 2—4 i i 
conic, hemispheric, or subglobose, naked. Ray-flowers, 
if present, pistil S fruit-producing: corollas with 
white ligul. pe -flowers numerous, perfect, fruit- f 
du ube equali 
Rd longer ies the throat, the lobes lanceolate to 
Achene asymmetric, the back nerveless, the 
"it 3-5- ribbed. Pappus a crown or a mere border acd 50 species, mostly 
natives of the Old World. 
