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FIELD AND WOODLAND PLANTS 



a corymb, and are about half an inch in diameter, with white ray 

 and yellow disc. The plant may be distinguished from similar 

 species of the same genus by the little toothed border on the 

 summit of the ripe fruits, and by the strong and somewhat 

 pleasant odour of all its parts. 



Even more common, in most places, is the Corn Feverfew or 



The Ragwort. 



Scentless Mayweed {M. inodora), which flowers from June to the 

 end of the summer. Its stem is erect, with spreading branches ; 

 and the sessile leaves are two or three times divided into narrow, 

 almost hair-like segments. The flower-heads are much larger than 

 those of the last species, sometimes reaching a diameter of about 

 two inches, and are solitary. The involucre is brown, with a 



