; leaves 
with the sub-divisions linear-su late; 
: apex, a a little's 
COMPOSITE FAMILY, 185 
ame Akenes about three- fourths of an inch long, somewhat seabrous with short erect 
hairs. Chaff of t shorter than ‘the akenes. 
ofardens ‘and cultivated lots : New England to Florida. Fl, August-September. Fr. 
Obs. This, like the B, frondo’sa—if not carefully watched and eradl- 
cated—is a great pest in cultived lots—especially in kitchen a 
and Indian-corn fields. One or two other species, equally worthless 
the preceding, are frequently to be met ho ne in low grounds : Be dois 
here given are the most common, and the annoying,—and therefore . 
most entitled to the notice of the farmer. 
14. MARU’TA, Cass. May-weep. 
[Etymology obscure. ] 
eads many-flowered ; rays mostly neutral. Involucre hemispherical,— 
the scales i mbrieated in few series, shorter than the disk. Receptacle 
_ arog ed sep or oblong-conical, chaffy all over or — at summit. 
obovoid or obconie, pt destitute of pappus. Annual herbs. 
Sashes bi- or tri- -pinnntelya disse 
1. M. Cot’ula, DC. Scales of ov SAtaaae with ‘shrapert scarious mar- 
gins; receptacle conical, chaffy at summit only ; chaff su 
Stinking Chamomile. 1, May-weed. 
ute. Germ. Stinkende Kamille. Span. Manzanilla fetida. 
Plant strongly fetid. Stem 6-12 inches high, mostly erect, somewhat pilose, leafy and 
much branched. —2 or 3 inches long, bi- and tri-pinnately dis y seg- 
Ments short, flat, line Heads terminal on elongated pubescent peduncles ; rays 
white ; disk "yellow, petanincatly Te or s li eben Akenes oblong >a Pagutre yi 
Striate te-ribbed, m mostly tuberculate in lines, with a minute disk at summit, but of 
Pappus. 
Farm-yards and waste places ; throughout the United States: introduced. Native of 
Europe. FI. June—September. Fr. August—October. 
Obs. Li, 1.441] FE 
and athour not apt to spread to an injurious extent pe vtaltivated 
grounds, often quite abundant in lanes and farm-y: and not 
easily expo The plant possesses tonic and emetic properties, similar 
of Chamom ag and though very nauseous is sometimes used as 
a palictibets for that. It is said that the bruised fresh plant will pro- 
duce blistering if = to the skin. 
. AN’THEMIS, L. OMILE. 
(Greek, ‘amas a flower ; in allusion to the great number it bears.] 
-flowered ; rays pee eae of the involucre imbricated 
Heads many- 
in few series. Nee tacle conical, wi sarees chaff among the 
fl Akenes oly sien 
orets. rete or obtuse aoe yin jinute, coroni- 
form, or abuts wanting. Annual or perennial herbs. aaa ssi 
dissected. ae: 
_hatel 
hs A. ‘NO’ Bits, L. Stems simple, n 
multifid 
innately dissected, peer ben Sent t 
division ‘Wa bu ier Aaah cle scarious, 
, not awned at 
