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 margins, and therefore the plane n^.ore properly 

 belongs to the preceding genus. 

 The whole plane has a ftrong fragant iniell, and 

 has always been efteem'd a good einmenagogue, 

 and very ferviceable in hyfieric complaints. The 

 beft v;ay of taking it is in a flight infufion in 

 the manner of tea. It is alio an agreeable car- 

 minative and bitter, ftrengthens the itomach, and 

 difperfes flatulencies. The exprefs'd juice is 

 faid to kill worms in the bowels. It has likeu'ife 

 been recommended as a febrifuge, v.-hencc it 

 rook it's Erglifo nan^e. 



maritima 2 MATRICARIA receptaculis hemifphosricis, foliis 

 bipinnatis fubcarnofis, fupra convex;?, fubrus 

 carlnatis. Sp.-pl. 1256. {Raj. Synop. 166. t - 



f-i.) 



Sea Feverfew. Afiglis, 



On the fea-coafts in fandy foils, as in the ifland of 

 ButCy and on the weftern fide of Cantire^ be- 

 tween MachriajiiJJj and J5^r", &:c. 1/. VII. 



The ftalk is nine inches h'gh, fmoodi, red, firm, 

 and diffufely branched : the leaves are of a dark 

 green colour, fmooth and fucculcnt : the flowers 

 have a yellow difc, and v-/hite patent rays : the 

 plant has Ibmerhing of a fweet but vtrj little 

 fcent. 

 (hamomilla MATRICARIA^ receptaculis conicis, radiis paten- 

 s' " tibus, fquamis calycinis margine rcquaiibus. 

 Syji. nat. 56^. Sp. pi. 12^6. (Ger. em. 754. /". 1. 

 Mcris. hifi.f. 6, t. ii.f.y. Blactj:eU t, 29 8.) 



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