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SYNGENESIA: POLYGAMIA SUPERFLUA. 46^ 



POLYGAMIA SUPERFLUA. 



* Difcoidea, 



TANACETUM. Gen, pL 944. 

 Recept, nudum. Pappus lubmarginatus. Cat. imbri- 

 catuSjhemifphasricus. CorolluU radii obfoletae, 3-fida(r. 

 TANACETUM foliis bipinnatis incifis ferrratis. 



Sp, pi, 1 1 84. (Ger. em, 650. /. i. Pet. herb, /. 



20./. 9. M?m. i?//?./ 6. /. \, Jig, prima. Gmelin* 



BL Sihir, IL p, i^^, L 6^. f. i, Blackwell, t, 



464. optima,^ 



Common Tanfy. Anglis. 



On the borders of fields, and on dry banks, but 

 not very common. We obferv'd plenty of it 

 about Wark and Ford-Caftie^ not far from Kelfoy 

 on the borders of Scotland., and by the fide of 

 Gare-Locb, on the weftern coaft of Rojs-Jhire, 

 Dr. Parfons likewife found it in the den of Be- 

 thaick^ and Mr. Stuart in Breadalbane, %, VJIL 



The (talk is three or four feet high, eredl, ftifF and 

 branched. The flov/ers arc}eilov/, and terminate 

 the branches in flat umbels : the calyx is imbri- 

 cated with many compadt feries of acute fcales : 

 the compound flower appears to be deftitute of 

 rays, but upon a clofer examination it will be 

 found to have ieveral fhort female trifid florets in 

 the rim. 

 It has a bitter tafte, and aromatic fmell. It is 

 edeemed good to warm and ftrengthen the ito- 

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