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lis. ANREDERA, Juss. Anredera. Chenopodiaeeae. 



Herbaceous climber. One species, West Indies to southeastern 

 U. S. 



144. ANTENNARIA, Gaertn. Everlasting. Compositae. 



Named from likeness of pappus to "antennae" of an insect. 



^ Syn. Gnaphalium, in part. Perennial woolly herbs. About 36 



species, north temperate zone and South America; 23 in U. S. 



'I he plants are mildly bitter and aromatic, and are esteemed 



vulnerary. 



a. A. dioica (L. ) Gaertn. (Gnaphalium dioicum L. ). Northern 



Europe, Asia and X. America, south to New ]\Iexico and Cali- 

 fornia. Mountain Cudweed, Mountain or Moor Everlasting, 

 Cat's-ear, Cat's foot, Cai's-paws, Cotton-weed; Ger. Weisse oder 

 Kothe Katzenpfotchen (lmmortellen);Fr. Pied de chat (Codex). 

 Fioiver-heads, Elores gnaphalii, Flores pedis cati. 



b. A. plautaffinifolia (L. ) Eichards (G. plantaginifolium L., A 



Parlinii Fernald). Canada and eastern U. S. Plantain leaf 

 Everlasting or Cud- weed, Mouse-ear Everlasting; Spring, Early 

 or Pearly Everlasting, Pussy-toes, Dog-toes, Four-toes, A\'hite 

 Plantain, Ladies' Tobacco, Indian or Woman's Tobacco, 

 Love's-test, Piniushion, Poverty-weed. 



145. AXTHEMIS, L. Camomile, etc. Compositae, 



The Greek name of Camomile. Syn. Maruta, Chamomilla, 

 in part. Herbs with pinnatitied or dissected leaves and rather 

 large flower-heads. About 100 species, Old World ; 5 nat. in 

 U. S. 



a. A. arvensis L. Europe, nat. in U.S. Corn Camomile (Chamo- 



mile), Field Camomile. 



b. A. Cotiila L. (Maruta Cotula DC. ). Europe and northern Asia, 



nat. in U. S. and widely elswhere. May weed. Dog's Camo- 

 mile, Fetid or Stinking Camomile, Fetid May-weed, Bald-eye- 

 brow, Balderbrse:}:, Balders, Chigger-weed, Dog or Horse Daisy, 

 Pig-sty or Poison Daisy, Dillweed, Dillidillweed, Dog-fennel, 

 Dog-tinkel, Dog-banner, Dog-binder, Dog Camovyne, Field- 

 wort, Flowan, Hog-fennel, Jay-weed, Madder^", ]\Iaden-weed. 

 (i. e. Mayweed), Maise, Marg, Mathes, Morgan, Murg; Ger. 

 Stinkkamillen. 



c. A. nobilis L. (C. nobilis Godr. ). Europe, cult, in Great Brit- 



ain, Germany, Fnince and Belgium, cult, and adv. in l^. vS. 

 Garden, English, White or Low Camomile (Chamomile, Camo- 

 miue, Camovynei, Camil), Scotch Camomile ( form with"single" 

 flowers), Roman Camomile (form with 'double" flowers), 

 Ground-apple, Whig-plant; Ger. Romische Kamille; Fr. Camo- 

 mille romaine (Codex); Sp. Manzanilla romana. Fioivcr-heads, 

 Anthemis, U. S. P., Anthemidis flores, Br., Flores Chamomillse 

 romanse, stimulant tonic, stomachic, nauseant. See Matricaria. 



14G. ANTHERK'UM, L. Anthericum. Liliaceae. 



Syn. Phalangium, in part. Scapose herbs with fleshy fascicu- 

 late roots. About 60 species, mostly of Europe, Africa and 

 Australia, a few American; 2 in LT. S. 



