252 POWDERED VEGETABLE DRUGS 



34. (Fig. 53.) CALENDULA. Calendula. 

 Fl. ex. 30. Tinct. 20. 



Marigold, E. Ringelblume, Todenblume, G. Souci, Fleurs de 

 tous le mois, Fr. 



The ray flowers of Calendula officinalis L., Composite. 



Bright, brownish yellow. 



Fragrant; narcotic. 



Slightly bitter and saline. 



Many-celled trichomes; a few pollen grains characteristic of the 

 order; epidermal cells of petals with yellow coloring matter. 



Ash 5.40 per cent. 



The colored and rolled petals have been used as imitation saffron. 



