SYNGENESIA: POLYGAMIA SUPEHFLUA. 4K9 



Camomile D^ific. Anglis. 



By fields and way-fides, but not common. Sihbald. 

 O.VllI. 



The ftalk is near a foot high, often reclining at the 

 bafe, and widely branched : the leaves are pin- 

 nated, and finely divided, like chamomile: a 

 large flower, with white rays and a yellow difc, 

 terminates each branch : the calyx Is flattifh : the 

 fcales are unequal, membraneous, and fufcous 

 on their margins : the rays are patent, but not 

 deflex'd : the receptacle hemifphasrical and naked 

 The plant has no ill favour. 



** Chryfanthema, 



fegetum^i. CHRYSANTHEMUM foliis amplexicaulibus, 

 fuperne laciniatis, inferne dentato-jerraris. Sp.pL 

 1254. (Ger, em. 743 /. i. PeLherb^ t. 19. /. 6. 

 Moris, hift.f. 6. /. 4./. i. or dims medii.) 



Corn Marigold. Anglis. 



Gules, GqoIs, Guills, or Yellow Gowans. Scolis. 



An dithean. Gaulis. 



In corn-fields frequent, o. Vllf. 



The ftalk is a foot or eighteen inches high, ered: 

 and branched : the leaves grow alternate, are 

 fmooth, and of a blue green or glaucous colour: 

 each branch is terminated with a large radiated 

 flower, having the rays and difc both yellow. 



Thefe golden flowers turn towards the fun all day., 

 an ornament to the corn-fields, and afford a 

 pleafjng fight to the paflenger, but ai"C' fo very 



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