50 ENGLISH BOTANY. 



not dilated. Clinanth conical at maturity, with linear- subulate 

 acute firm palese. E.ay-florets white, almost always without 

 styles. Achenes smoothish on the inner face, with 3 faint ribs, 

 remotely-tuberculate and 7-ribbed on the back and sides ; epigy- 

 nous disk smooth, with a scarcely perceptible border. 



In cultivated fields. Common in the South of England, less 

 frequent in the North and in Scotland, and absent in the North of 

 the latter country. 



England, Scotland, Ireland. Annual. Late Summer 

 and Autumn. 



Stem 9 inches to 2 feet high, simple at the base in small speci- 

 mens, but branched close to the ground in large ones, the top always 

 corymbosely branched. Leaves closely resembling those of Chry- 

 santhemum inodorum and C. Chamomilla, but with the segments 

 broader, united together by narrow herbaceous strips, so that they 

 are bipiunatipartite rather than bipinnate, the segments generally 

 very acute. Anthodes about 1 inch across, terminal, on long fur- 

 rowed hairy or sub-glabrous leafless peduncles ; disk yellow, convex 

 in flower, elongating in fruit ; ray of numerous oblong-strapshaped 

 florets, soon reflexed after flowering. Achenes yellowish-white, 

 bluntly 5-sided, 10-ribbed. Plant nearly glabrous, foetid. 



The scales on the receptacle distinguish this from Chrysanthe- 

 mum inodorum and C. Chamomilla. 



Stinking Mayweed. 



French, Catnomille Fetide. German, Stinkende Hunds-Kamille. 



This is one of the most troublesome weeds in gardens, and is easily recognized by 

 its foetid odour; it is acrid, and will even blister the skin if held long in the hands. 

 Toads are said to like this plant, but it is very displeasing to bees. It is a strong active 

 bitter ; a decoction given in the dose of a teacupful will produce copious vomiting 

 and perspiration, and powerfully promotes the action of an emetic. 



SPECIES II.— AN THE MIS ARVENSIS. Linn. 



Plates DCCXXL DCCXXIL 



Reich. Ic. Fl. Germ, et Helv. Yol. XVI. Tab. MIV. 

 Billot, Fl. Gall, et Germ. Exsicc. No. 2865. 



Annual. Stems decumbent or ascending, much branched at 

 the base, simple or slightly corymbosely branched at the apex. 

 Leaves bipinnate (bipiunatipartite), with the secondary leaflets cut 

 into strapshaped acute segments (or only serrate in var. 3), hairy, 

 not punctate. Peduncles striate, densely pubescent, slightly en- 

 larged immediately beneath the anthodes. Anthodes few on each 

 main branch. Pericline hairy ; phyllaries nearly equal, largely 



