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ohly preferv'd in curious Colledlions 

 of Plants, for Variety-fake. 



CHAM^MELUM j Camomile. 

 The Characters are ; 



It hath a fibrofe Root : The Cup 

 of the Flower is fquamofe, which ex- 

 pands and appears like many Leaies : 

 The Flowers are for the mofl part 

 radiated : The Fetals of the Flower 

 are white, and the Disk yellow : 

 The Leaves are cut into five Seg- 

 ments. 



The Species arej 



I. Cham^emelumj odoratiffmumy 

 i-epensforefimplici. f. B. Sweet- 

 fcenred creeping Camomile. 



z. Cham^melum 5 repensy odo- 

 ratijjimu?7i, perenne, flore multiplici. 

 J, B. Sweet-fcented creeping Ca- 

 momile, with double Flowers. 



3. Cham^emelum ; vulgare, a- 

 marum. J. B. Commoii Bitter 

 Camomile. 



4. CuAMiEMELuM i foetidum. C. 

 B. Stinking Camomile, or May- 

 weed. 



5*. Cham^emelum i majusy folio 

 te7iuiJJimo, caule rubente. H. R. 

 Par. Larger Camomile, with 

 narrow cut Leaves and reddilh 

 Stalks. 



6. CuAMitMELUM J leucanthe- 

 mum, Hifpanicum, magno flore. C. 

 B. Spaniih Camomile, with large 

 Flowers. 



7. Chamamelum } Chium, ver- 

 num, folio craj^ori, flore magno, T. 

 Cor. Spring Thick-leav'd Camo- 

 mile of Chio, with large Flowers. 



8. CHAMiEMELuMj Oricntale, in" 

 canumy folio millefolii. T. Cor. 

 Eaftern Camomile, with hoary 

 yarrow Leaves, 



9. CHAMiEMELUM} Lufltamcumy 

 latifolium, five Cofonopi folio. Breyn. 

 Broad-leav'd Portugal Camomile. 



10. Chammmzlvm i JEthiopicumy 

 lanuginofum, flore albo. Breyn. Ethi- 

 opian wooly Camomile, with a 

 white Flower. 



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ii. CHAMj£.mEL\JNL; ^thiopicum, 

 lanuginofum, flo9e luteo. Boerh. Ind, 

 Ethiopian woolly Camomile, with 

 a yellow Flower. 



12. CHAMiEMELUM ; Orientate, 

 foliis pinnatis. T, Cor. Eaftern 

 Camomile, with pennated Leaves. 



There are leveral other Varieties 

 of this Plant which arc kept in 

 curious Botanick Gardens, but 

 thefe here mention'd arc the prin- 

 cipal Sorts we have at prefent in 

 the Fnglifh Gardens. 



The firll: Sort is the common 

 Camomile of the Shops, and is the 

 only Kind which is propagated for 

 Ufe in the Englifh Gardens : This 

 was formerly in great Requeft for 

 making of green Walks j but as it 

 is very fubjedl to rot in Winter, 

 efpecially when grown pretty thick, 

 whereby the Walks planted there^ 

 with will have many bare Patches, 

 and are thereby rendered very un-* 

 lightly, it hath occafion'd the Dii- 

 ufe of it for thofe Purpofes of late 

 Years i but it is ftili cultivated in 

 Phylick Gardens for medicinal Uie, 

 though it grows v^ild in great 

 Plenty on moft of the large Com-* 

 mons or Heaths near London. 



The fecond Sort is prefeirvM iii 

 Gardens for the Variety of its very 

 double Flowers, but is not fb good 

 for medicinal Ufes as the common, 

 tho' at prefent it is more generally 

 • us'd. 



There is alfo another Variety of 

 this Plant, which is fometimes 

 found wild amongft the common^ 

 that hath naked Flowers, being in- 

 tirely deftitute of Petals, or Flower^ 

 leaves. 



Thefe three Sorts are eafily pro- 

 pagated in a Garden, by parting 

 their Roots, and planting them 

 about eight or ten Inches diftant 

 every Way, for they are great 

 Spreaders, efpecially when planted 

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