SYNGENESIA: POLYGAMTA SUPERFLUA. 



P'ine-lcav'd Feverfew, or wild upright Camomile,, 

 with little fcent. Anglis. 



In corn-fields and wafte places frequent, o- ^^I- 

 VIII. 



The ftalk is a foot and a half high, cred, and 

 branched : the leaves are doubly pinnate, the 

 pinnuU divided into plain capillary fegments : 

 the calyces are almoft flat, or flightly hemifphse- 

 rical : the fcales green, with a fufcous margin : 

 the difc of the flower is yellow and conical j the 

 rays white, about 20 or 22 in number, and 

 nearly of the fame length with the diameter of 

 the calyx : the receptacle is oblong, and ?lmoft 

 cylindrical. The plant has a bitter tafte, a fweec, 

 but very little fmell, and has nearly the fame 

 virtues with the AN THEMIS mbilis Lin. or 

 Roman Camomile. 



1 he flowers are reckoned antifeptic, and approach 

 in quality to the Peruvian bark. Twenty or 

 thirty grains of them readily promote fweat, 

 ;ind are recommended as a cure fof the ague ; 

 and, mixed with fait of wormwood, as excellent 

 in fevers. A decodion of them is efteemed good 

 in nephritic complaints, and to afluage the pains 

 of the cholic and dyfentery. Baths, clyllers, 

 and cataplafms of them are alfo ufed in the laft 

 intentions. A blue eflfential oil is obtained by 

 diflillation from the flowfrr>, which is fuppofed 

 yQ contain all their virtues. 



MATRICARIA 



