The BROETISH HER BAL 
; Common Daify. 
Bellis vulgaris, 
The root is compofed of humerous, long, and 
flender fibres. 
The leaves rife from the head of it ina large 
clufter; and they are oblong, broad, obtufe, 
lightly ferrated, and of a deep green. 
The ftalks rife among thefe in great number 5 
and are naked, and four inches high. 
Each fupports a fingle fower ; which is white, 
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tinged in various degrees with red at the tips of 
the rays, and in the centre yellow. 
It is common in paftures, and flowers all fum- 
mer. i 
C. Bauhine calls it Bellis Syloeftris minor. 
A decottion of the roots is an excellent aftrin- 
gent. 
Gardens produce numerous varieties of double 
flowers from this plant; and we fometimes alfo 
fee them double wild, ; 
VI. 
GREAT DAISY. 
LE GU Goa NT OH EM, UM 
HE flower is radiated ; and is compofed of many flofcules, of two kinds, arrangedin a com- 
mon cup. This is formed of very numerous feales, growing larger as they ftand more in- 
ward, and in the whole is of a half-round fhape. 
The flofcules in the centre are tubular, and divided 
into five open fegments at the rim: thofe in the vérge are oblong, flatted, and:three-pointed. 
Linnzus ranges this with the reft among the /jngenefia. 
Great Daify. 
Leucanthemum vulgare. 
The root is compofed of numerous fibres, con- 
nected to a fmall head. 
The ftalk is ribbed, upright, branched, anda 
foot and half high. 
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The leaves are long, moderately broad, of a : 
deep green, and tharply ferrated on the edges. 
The flowers ftand at the tops of the branches ; 
and are large and white, with the difk yellow. 
Itiscommon in our paftures,and flowers in June, 
C. Bauhine calls it Bellis fjlveftris caule foliofo 
major. 
VII. 
CHAMOMILE, 
Con AM #OM BoL Uw 
Re flower is radiated, and compofed of two kinds of Aofcules, arranged together in a common 
cup. This is of a hemifpheric figure; and is formed of narrow, 
and nearly equal fegments, 
The flofcules in the centre are tubular, and cut into five fegments at the edge, which turn back, 
Thofe in the verge are flat, and oblong. 
Linnzus places this among the fyagenefia, and changes the name of the genus to anthemis. 
1. Common Chamomile. 
Chamemelum vulgare, 
The root is fibrous. 
The ftalk is round, upright, flender, and 
branched : it is a foot and half high, and of a 
whitifh colour. 
The leaves are placed irregularly, and are of a 
fine, {trong green: they are divided into nume- 
tous very flender fegments, and are of an inoffen- 
five fmell. 
The flowers are large, the rays are white, and 
the central part is yellow. 
It is common in corn-fields, and flowers in 
July. 
C. Bauhine calls it Chamemelum vulgare leu- 
canthemum Diofcoridis. Others, Chamemelum 
erecium. 
2. Sweet creeping Chamomile. 
Chamemelinm repens odoratum. 
The root is compofed of many very long, 
thick, and tough fibres, and fpreads far undet 
the furface. 
The ftalks are numerous, ftriated, of a pale 
green, weak, ,and branched: they lie in part 
upon. the ground; and are a foot or more in 
length. 
The leaves are of a bright green; and deeply 
divided into fegments : they are of a very fragrant 
fell. 
The flowets are numerous, and terminate the 
branches: they are white, but have a yellow difk 
natufally fingle, but eafily doubled by culture. 
It is common in damp places on heaths, and 
flowers in July. 
C. Bauhine calls it Chamemelum nobile frve lene 
canthemum odoratius. Others, Chamemelum Ro-« 
manum. 
The flowers of this fpecies are an excellent car- 
minative and ftomachick, and are dried for the 
fervice of medicine. The fingle have moft vire 
tue ; but the double are more ufed, 
3. Stinking 
