WHITE 



MAYWEED. CHAMOMILE. 



Anthemis Cotula. Composite Family (p. 13). 



Stem. Branching. Leaves. Finely dissected. Flower-heads. Com- 

 posed of, white ray and yellow disk- flowers, resembling the common white 

 daisy. 



In midsummer the pretty daisy-like blossoms of this strong- 

 scented plant are massed along the roadsides. So nearly a 

 counterpart of the common daisy do they appear that they are 

 constantly mistaken for that flower. The smaller heads, with 

 the yellow disk-flowers crowded upon a receptacle which is much 

 more conical than that of the daisy, and the finely dissected, 

 feathery leaves, serve to identify the Mayweed. The country- 

 folk brew " chamomile tea" from these leaves, and through 

 their agency raise painfully effective blisters in an emergency. 



NEW JERSEY TEA. RED-ROOT. 



Ceanothus Americamis. Buckthorn Family. 



Root. Dark red. Stem. Shrubby, one to three feet high. Flowers. 

 White, small, clustered. Calyx. White, petal-like, five-lobed, incurved. 

 Corolla. With five long-clawed hooded petals. Stamens. Five. Pistil. 

 One, with three stigmas. 



This shrubby plant is very common in dry woods. In 

 July its white feathery flower-clusters brighten many a shady 

 nook in an otherwise flowerless neighborhood. During the 

 Revolution its leaves were used as a substitute for tea. 



BASTARD TOADFLAX. 



Comandra ^lmbellata. Sandalwood Family. 



Stem. Eight to ten inches high, branching, leafy. Leaves. Alternate, 

 oblong, pale. Flowers. Greenish-white, small, clustered. Calyx. Bell 

 or urn-shaped. Corolla. None. Stamens. Five. Pistil. One. 



The bastard toadflax is commonly found in dry ground, 

 flowering in May or June. Its root forms parasitic attachments 

 to the roots of trees. 



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