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. 23. Gailloedia Picta, Emargmala, and Drummondii, are all 

 of them more recent introductions from America ina Europe.' 

 They are among the most beautiful of the Compositae. Garden 

 Dapoorie. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM, Syngenesia Polygamia Superflua. 

 From chrysos, gold ; anthos, a flower. 



24. C Indicum, Roxb. Fl. 3, p 436; Rheed. Mai. 10, t. 44; 

 Rumph. Amb. 5, <. 9\,fig.\; Linn. Trans, 13, p 561 ; Bot. Mag. t. 

 327, 2042, and 2556.—" Gool-Daodee," Hindoostanee name. 

 Native of Persia. There are several varieties with flowers of 

 various colours, yellow, purple, &c. &c. The flowers make a toler- 

 able substitute for Camomile medicinally. 



PYRETHRUM, Syngenesia Polygamia Superflua. 



25. P Indicum, Roxb. Fl. 3, p 436 ; Spr. syst. 3, p 588 ; Bot. 

 Mag. t. 15, 21. — Indian Feverfew; annual; leaves alternate, 

 linear- pinnatifid, stem-clasping; flowers terminal, solitary, yellow, 

 on long and smooth peduncles. The following omitted in their 

 proper subdivisions are inserted here. 



CALENDULA, Syngenesia Polygamia Necessaria, Gaert. 2, t. 

 168; Lam. t. 715. 



26. C Officinalis, C arragonensis, Spr. syst. 3, p 623. — The 

 common Marygold. C arragonensis, a Spanish Mary gold, has been 

 raised from seed sent by the Marchese Ridolfi, of Florence. 



COSMOS, Cav., Syngenesia Polygamia Frustranea. 



27. C SuLPHURBus, Var. Roseus, UC. Prod. 5, p 606. — 

 Coreopsis pinnatifida. Tall herbaceous plant, with minutely sub- 

 divided leaves, and showy pink or light-yellow flowers. 



ACHILLEA, Syngenesia Polygamia Superflua. 



28. A Millefolium, Spr. syst. 2, p 600; Eng. Bot. t. 758. — 

 Yarrow, Milfoil ; native of Southern Europe. A common plant in 

 gardens, readily known by its heads of broad white flowers. 



29. Cineraria (?) sp. — Flower whitish-yellow ; garden Parell. 

 ARTEMISIA, Linn., Syngenesia Polygamia Superflua. 



30. A Abrotanum. — Native of Europe. Southern Wood. It 

 always remains a sickly, poor plant in India. 



LEONTODON, Linn. Gen. No. 912; Wiild. sp. No. 1408. 



31. L Taraxacum. — Having radical, oblong obovate leaves, 

 dentate-pinnatifid, and often runcinate, with a yellow flower ; in 

 gardens, not common. Is now cultivated in quantity at Daf)oorie 

 and Hewra for the sake of the roots, from which is made the 

 extract now suppUed in large quantity to the Medical Stores. The 

 extract is made in the hot season, and at once powdered and 

 enclosed in hermetically sealed boxes; any decomposition arising 

 from fermentation is thus avoided. 



