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Inula Helenium. Elecampane. 



About Weston Farm. Near Ashey. Freshwater. 

 Cineraria integrifolia. Mountain Fleawort. 



"Belhan." Pulteney. 

 Matricaria Parthenium. Common Feverfew, or Feather- 

 few. (Tyrethrum Parthenium, E. Bot. and 

 Fl, Brit.) 

 Shanklin Chine, &c. 



maritima. Sea Feverfew. (Pyrethrum mari- 



timum, E. Bot. and Fl. Brit.) 

 Near Cowes j and on most parts of the coast. 

 Anthemis arvensis. Corn Chamomile. 



Plentiful about Colwell,and most parts of the island. 



nobilis. Common Chamomile 33 . 



Grassy parts of Parkhurst Heath. Colwell Heath. 

 Apse Heath. Royal Heath, &c. in great abun- 

 dance. 

 Achillea Ptarmica. Sneeze-wort Yarrow. 



About the Depot Hospital. 

 Centaurea Scabiosa. Greater Knapweed. 



Near Newport. Carisbrooke. Lake. Borders of 

 cornfields, common. 



33 The leaves and flowers have a strong, not ungrateful smell, 

 and a bitter nauseous taste. They afford an essential oil. An in- 

 fusion of the flowers is often used as a stomachic, and as an anti- 

 spasmodic. In large quantities it excites vomiting. The powdered 

 flowers in large doses have cured agues, even when the Bark had 

 failed. Both the leaves and flowers are used in antiseptic fomen - 

 tations and poultices. From their antispasmodic powers they are 

 frequently found to relieve pain, either applied externally, or 

 taken internally, Ray recommends the flowers in calculous cases. 



