SYNGENESIA: POLYGAMIA SUPERFLUA. 465 



POLYGAMIA SUPERFLUA. 



* Difcoidea, 



TANACETUM. Gen. pL 944. 



Recept. nudum. Pappus lubmarginatus. Cal. imbri- 



catuSjhemifphsricus. CorolluJa radii obfoletas, 3-fid3e. 



TANACETUM foliis bipinnatis incifis ferrratis. 

 cip. pi. 1 1 84. {Ger. em. 650. /. i. Pet. herb. t. 

 20. f. g. Moris, hijl.f. 6. /. i. fig. prima. GmelJA* 

 BL Sibir. II. p. 133./. 65./. i. Blactuuell. i. 

 464. optima.) 



Common Tanfy. AngUs. 



On the borders of fields, and on dry banks, bun 

 not very common. We obferv'd plenty of it 

 about IVark and Ford-Cajlie^ not far from Kelfo, 

 on the borders of Scotland, and by the fide of 

 Gare-Loch, on the weftern coaft of Rojs-Jloire., 

 Dr. Parfons likewife found it in the den of Be- 

 thaick, and Mr. Stuart in Breadalbane. U. VIII. 



The ilalk is three or four feet high, ered, ftiff and 

 branched. The flowers are yellow, and te/minate 

 the branches in flat umbels : the calyx is imbri- 

 cated with many compact feries of acute fcales : 

 the compound flower appears to be deftitute of 

 rays, but upon a clofer examination it will be 

 found to have leveral fliort female trifid florets in 

 the rim. 



It has a bitter taile, and aromatic fmell. It is 



efleemed good to warm an.d llrengthen the fto- 



n h mach. 



