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4. M. Parihiuiiim (Common Feverfew). — Pubescent, erect, 

 branched above, i — 2 feet hi!j,h ; /f«z'« stalked, pinnate; leaflets 

 pinnatifid and dceiily cut; heads many, corymbose, \ — | in. 

 across ; recepUule eon\ex ; ray-florcls white,- sliorl and broad. — 

 AVaste-ground ; not \"ery common. \\ ell marked by its repeatedly 

 cut, curled, delicate green lea-\-es which are conspicuous in mid- 

 winter, and its numerous small flower-heads. The whole plant 

 has a powerful and not unpleasant odour, =which is said to be 



TANACETUM \'ULGARE {dvnuuvt Tail.^y). 



particularly offensive to bees. The English name is a corruption 

 of Febrifuge, from its tonic properties. — Y\. July — September. 

 Perennial. 



V* ^1- suai'eoleiis, a North American species, with a short, 

 densely leafy stem; short peduncles ; hioad membranous involu- 

 cfal bracts, and no ray-florets, is naturalised in various places. 



*2o. CoTULA, represented by C. coreiiopifolia, is a genus of 

 branched annuals, with pinnatifid leaves, and small solitary heads 

 of yellow tubular florets, with 4-lobed corollas. This species is 



