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blistering the hands of those who gather it. — Fl. June — September. 

 Annual. 



3. A. arvensis (Corn Chamomile). — A hoary or downy, much- 

 branched plant ; leaves cut into hair-like segments, but not dotted 

 with glands ; heads as in the last, but with conical receptacle and 

 carpellate ray-florets.— 'Boxd^xs of cultivated fields ; frequent. — Fl. 



June — August. Annual. 



4. A. nobilis (Common 

 Chamomile). — Stems pros- 

 trate, much branched ; 

 leaves repeatedly cut into 

 hair-like segments, slightly 

 downy ; heads as in the 

 preceding, but drooping 

 before expansion. — Gravel- 

 ly and sandy places ; fre- 

 quent. Distinguished by 

 its pleasant aromatic smell, 

 resembling that of fresh 

 apples, whence is derived 

 its name of Chamomile, 

 which in Greek signifies 

 ground apple. The whole 

 plant is very bitter, and is a 

 valuable tonic. — Fl. July — 

 September. Perennial. 



18. Chrysanthemum 

 (Ox - eye). — Herbs or 

 shrubs ; leaves toothed or 

 lobed, not decompound ; 

 heads solitary ; bracts with 

 membranous margins, im- 

 bricate ; receptacle flat or 

 convex, naked ; ray-florets 

 in I row, ligulate, carpel- 

 late, white or yellow; no 

 chrusos, gold, anthos, a 



Anthemis nobilis {Coimuon ChainoJnile). 



(Name from the Greek 



pappus. 

 flower. ) 



I. C. segetum (Yellow Ox-eye, Corn Marigold). — Glabrous, 

 glaucous ; leaves obovate or oblong, acute, toothed and lobed, 

 the lower pinnatifid and stalked, the upper amplexicaul / ray-florets 

 golden-yellow. — Cultivated fields ; abundant. The brilliant, 

 golden blossoms contrast beautifully with the scarlet Poppies and 



