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leaves grow out of order, devided into many parts, and those again 

 snipt or devided, of the color of the stalkes : at the topps of the 

 stalkes and branches grow great flowers, bigger than any of the 

 rest of the Corne-flowers, forth of scaly heads, consisting of twelve 

 or more broad leaves apeece, notched at the top, of a shining 

 golden colour at the first, which after turne to a pale, whitish, or 

 very light yellow, and grow round about a large yellow ball, of 

 smell somewhat sweet. The flowers past, there commeth abun- 

 dance of seed closely compact or thrust together, and it is short, 

 blunt at both ends, straked, of a sand color, somwhat flat, & of 

 a reasonable bignes. The root is whitish^ neere a fingers bignesse, 

 short, with many threds hanging thereat, and perisheth when the 

 seede is ripe ; and at the Spring groweth uppe againe by the falling 

 of the seed. — MS. f. 90 ; Ger. emac. 744-5. 



Chrysanthemum coronariinn L. 

 Chrysanthemum Baeticum Boelij inscriptum. 28 Julij 1631 



The stalks are round, straked, reddish brown, devided into 

 branches, containing a spungious white pith within, a cubite high : 

 the leaves growe out of order, without footstalkes, about 3 inches 

 long, and an inch broad, notched about the edges, not at all 

 devided, of a darke greene colour : the flowers growe at the tops of 

 the stalkes and branches, forth of great scalie heads, containinge 

 twentie leaves a piece or more, notched at the top, of a shining 

 yellow color, growinge about a round yellow ball, of a reasonable 

 good smell, verie like those of the common Chrysajithemwn 

 segetiim : the seede groweth like the other, and is very small, long, 

 round, crooked and whitish : the root is small, whitish, threddie, 

 and perisheth also when the seed is ripe. — MS. f. 90 ; Ger. emac. 



745- 



Chrysanthemum coronarium L. 

 Chrysanthemum tenuifolium Baeticum Boelij. 28 Julij 1621 



The stalks are round, small, straked, reddish, somewhat hairie, 

 branched, a cubit high, or higher : the leaves are small, much 

 devided, lagged, and verie like the leaves of Cotula foctida : the 

 flowers are yellow, shining like gold, composed of thirteene or 

 fourteene leaves a pece, notched at the top, set about a yealowe 

 ball, also like the common Chrysanthemum segetum : the seed 

 groweth amongst white flattish scales, which are closelie compacted 

 in a round head together, and are small, flat, greyish, and broad at 

 the top : the root is small, whitish, with a few threds, and dyeth 

 when the seed is ripe. — MS. f. 90 ; Ger. emac. 745. 



