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this plant takes the place of starch as a reserve materia]. 



In addition it contains a Volatile oil, an acrid resin, and 



a hitter "pHnciple, Although the habitat of tlie plant 



lies in southern Europe, it groAVS readily in this country, 



and by some writers is regarded as a native plant. It 



can be recognized by 

 the follovvino; character- 



istic points of struc- 

 ture : — 



1. The leaves are large, 



oblong, wrinkled, 

 and egg-sliaped. 



2. The stem is stouter 



than the averacre 



stem of a plant 

 of this size. 

 3. The heads of flowers 

 are few in num- 

 ber, very large, 

 and bright-yellow 



in colour (fig. 85). 

 It flourishes best in 



moist pastures 



As 



a 



di 



rag 



it is cited as a 



remedy for diseases of 

 the chest and luno-s. 



Tv*. 85.— Elt'campaiie or Ploni^linuiirs 

 Si»ikeiiaiti {Inula Utknium) 



a, Florets. 



fi 



Altliou<:"h a native 



of southern Europe, Marigold is especially common in 

 our cottao-e gardens, being in popular use as a stiinulaut. 

 It looks like a large yellow or orange-coloured daisy, 

 each floret being about half an inch long. Its odour is 

 somewhat heavy, and its taste bitter. It will grow in 



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sp 



As Maii- 



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