SYNGENESIA— POLYG.-SUPERF. Anthemis. 455 



in shape from either of the two last genera, though, like them, 

 quite naked j while on the other hand the calyx is much more 

 flat, not hemispherical. Seeds angular, oblique, quite destitute 

 of any crown or border. 

 M. siiaveolens, once reckoned a British plant, has less compound 

 leaves; Jlowers not half so large ; and rather more acute, or li- 

 near, calyx-scales. It grows in the south of Europe only. 



408. ANTHEMIS. Chamomile. 



Linn. Gen. 434. JussASd. Fl.Br.903. Lam.t.6S3. Gcprtn.tA69. 



Chamsemelum. Toimi. ^. 281 . GcBitn. ^ 1 68. 



Buphthalmum. Tourn. t.282. 



Nat. Ord. Composites, y, discoidece. Linn. 49. Cot-ymbifera. 

 sect. 5. Juss. 56. Next genus the same. 



Common Cal. hemispherical, closely imbricated, with seve- 

 ral oblong, nearly equal scales. Cor. compound, ra- 

 diant ijiorets of the convex disk numerous, perfect, tu- 

 bular, with 5 equal spreading segments ; those of the 

 radius numerous, ligulate, spreading, abrupt, generally 

 with 3 teeth. Filam. in the tubular florets only, very 

 short, capillary. Ajith. in a cylindrical tube. Ger?n. in 

 all the florets obovate. Sti/le thread-shaped, not promi- 

 nent. Stigmas spreading, oblong, simple or /livided. 

 Seed-vessel none but the unaltered calyx. Seed in all the 

 florets obovate, rather compressed, generally with a 

 slicrht border, or crown. Recept. more or less convex, 

 or conical, beset with lanceolate, acute, chaffy scales, one 

 to each tubular floret, and generally about the same 



height. . , - 



Habit much like the last, but with more of an aromatic or 

 bitter flavour. The species are rather numerous ; some- 

 what various in their foliage ; natives ot Europe and the 

 north of Africa, some of America. Disk yellow Bai/s 

 yellow, or white. The scaly receptacle distinguishes .4;/- 

 themis from all the foregoing genera, with some ot which 

 it agrees in other respects. 



* Bai/s white. 



1. A. maritima. Sea Chamomile. 



Leaves doubly pinnatKid, acute, fleshy, dolled, somewhat 

 hairy. StJm prostrate. Scales of the receptacle promi- 

 nent, shaip-poiiilcd. 



