No. 14.] FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS. 399 



Rare. Roadsides and waste ground. May — June. Ad- 

 ventive from Europe. 



The var. agrestis (Wallr.) DC. (of fields) occurs rarely 

 in waste ground. 



Both the species and the variety are medicinal. 



Anthemis nobilis L. (well-known). 

 Garden Chamomile. 



Rare. Wolcott, roadside near a deserted dwelling (An- 

 drews & Bissell). Aug. Fugitive from Europe. 



The plant is medicinal, the flower-heads officinal. 



Anthemis tinctoria L. (used for dyeing). 

 Golden Marguerite. Yellow Chamomile. 



Rare. Roadsides and grassland as an escape from culti- 

 vation: Franklin (Mrs. E. E. Rogers), East Windsor (Bis- 

 sell), Southington (Andrews), Oxford (Harger), Fairfield 

 (Fames), Wilton (Miss A. E. Carpenter), Litchfield (Miss 

 E. H. Thompson). June — Aug. Adventive from Europe. 



Often cultivated for ornament. 



MATRICARIA L. Wild Chamomile. 



Matricaria inodora L. (odorless). 



Rare. Waste places and in grain fields : Naugatuck 

 (B. B. Bristol), Bridgeport (Fames), Oxford and Southbury 

 (Harger), Wilton (Miss A. E. Carpenter). June — Sept. 

 Fugitive from Europe. 



Matricaria Chamomilla L. (classical name for this plant). 

 German Chamomile. 



Rare. Naugatuck, waste ground (B. B. Bristol). July — 

 Aug. Fugitive from Europe. 



The dried flower-heads are officinal, and are much used in 

 household practice, especially by Gertnan people. 



Matricaria suaveolens (Pursh) Buchenau (sweet-smelling). 

 Matricaria matricarioides Porter. 

 Matricaria discoidea DC. 

 Pineapple-weed. 



Rare. Waste places: Naugatuck (B. B. Bristol), Bridge- 

 port (Fames). July. Fugitive from the Pacific Coast. 



