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WEEDS AND USEFUL PLANTS. 



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NOBLE ANTHEMIS. Chamomile. Garden Chamomile. 



Fr. Camomille Romaine. Germ. Die Kamille. Span. Manzanilla. 



Ro:t perennial, woody. Stems simple, but numerous from the root, 4-8 or 10 inches 

 long. Leaves 1-2 inches long, sessile. Heads terminal on elongated leafless pubescent 

 pauducles ; rays white, finally refloxod ; disk yellow, convex and at length conical. Akenes 

 with a nearly obsolete crown-form pappus. 



Gardens : cultivated. Native of Europe. Fl. July. Fr. September. 



Obs. The whole plant (and particularly the heads of flowers) is a fine 



FIG. 127. Mayweed (Maruta Cotula), reduced. 



