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23. Eupatorium (Hemp- agrimony) 



I. E. cannabinum (Common Hemp-agrimony). The only British 

 species. A tall downy plant, 3-6 feet high, with a reddish stem ; 

 leaves palmately divided into 3-5 lanceolate serrate leaflets, and 

 terminal corymbs of small crowded heads of dull lilac flowers, 

 which are remarkable for their very long, deeply cloven styles. 

 Moist shady places ; common. Fl. July, August. Perennial. 



24. Chrysocoma (Goldylocks) 



1. C. Linosyris (Flax-leaved Goldylocks). A herbaceous plant, 

 12-18 inches high, with erect, simple stems, which are thickly set 

 with smooth, linear leaves, and bear a few heads of yellow flowers 

 at the extremity. Limestone cliffs ; very rare. Fl. August, 

 September. Perennial. 



25. Diotis (Cotton-weed) 



1. D. maritima (Seaside Cotton-weed). The only species. The 

 roots run deeply into the sand ; the stems, which are about a foot 

 high, are thickly set with oblong, blunt leaves, which, as well as the 

 rest of the plant, are covered with thick white cotton, and almost 

 hide the small terminal heads of yellow flowers. Sandy sea-shores ; 

 rare. Fl. August, September. Perennial. 



26. Tanacetum (Tansy) 



1. T. vulgare (Common Tansy). Stems 2-3 feet high, angular. 



Well distinguished by its deeply twice- 

 pinnate, cut leaves and terminal corymbs 

 of bright yellow, button-like flowers. The 

 whole plant is bitter and aromatic, and 

 is not only used in medicine, but forms the 

 principal ingredient in the nauseous dish 

 called Tansy pudding. Hedges and waste 

 ground; common. Fl. August. Perennial. 



27. Artemisia (Wormwood, Mugwort) 

 1. A. absinthium (Common Worm- 

 wood). Leaves with bluntish segments, 

 twice pinnatifid, silky on both sides ; 

 heads hemispherical, drooping. A bushy 

 plant, with silky stems and leaves, and 

 panicles of numerous small heads of dub 

 yellow flowers. The whole plant is bitter 

 and aromatic, and is much used in rural 

 districts, where it abounds, as a tonic. 

 Waste ground; common. Fl. Tuly to 

 (Common Wormwood) September. Perennial. 



