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the leaves are furnished with short soft hairs; the 

 upper surface of the leaves is nearly smooth, with 

 sunken veins. Taste, insipid. Odour, none. 



PELLITORY, DALMATIAN. 



Chrysanthemum cinerarieefolium, Vis. 



PELLITORY, PERSIAN. 



Chrysanthemum roseum, Adam. 

 Pyrethrum roseum, Bieb. 



N.O. Composite. 

 Syn. Insect Powder, Insect Flowers. 



Part used Closed flowers. 



Action Insecticide, vermin killer. Insect powder is 

 harmless to human beings, and is used in powder, 

 lotions, and in fumigations to destroy insects, &c. 



Distinctive character The closed flowers are pre- 

 ferred as being more active. The phyllaries or bracts 

 outside the flowers are lanceolate, acute, and hairy. The 

 receptacle has no paleae and is nearly flat ; the marginal 

 florets are whitish, and the fruit calyx has five slender 

 rib-like wings, and five teeth, but no pappus. Taste, 

 slightly acrid. Odour, none. 



PENNYROYAL. Mentna Puleglum, Linn. 



N.O. Labiate. 

 Syn. European Pennyroyal. 



Part used Herb. 



Action Carminative, diaphoretic, stimulant, em- 

 menagogue. It is principally used as a remedy in 

 obstructed menstruation, for which it forms a reliable 

 cure, especially where a sudden chill or cold is the cause. 

 It may also be employed with advantage in cases of 

 spasms, hysteria, flatulence, and sickness, as it is very 



