botanically arranged. 483 



CHRYSANTHEMUM. Linn. Gen. Plant. 866. 



Chrysanthemum foliis amplexicaulibus oblongis : superne ser- 

 rafis ; in/erne dentatis. Syst. Nat. 



WHITE WEED. Goldens. Daisie. Florets in the circumference 

 white ; in the center yellow. In fields and pastures. May — 

 June. The young leaves may be eaten as sallad. It is very in- 

 jurious to grass land. 



ANTHEMIS. Linn. Gen. Plant. 876. 



Anthemis receptaculis conicis : paleis setaceis, seminibus nudis. 

 Syst. Nat. 



MA Y- WEED. Florets in the circumference white ; in the 

 center yellow. Road sides. June — August. 



It is said to be grateful to toads, and very ungrateful to bees. 



ACHILLEA. Linn. Gen. Plant. 871. 



Achillea foliis bipinnatis nudis : laciniis linearibus dentatis. 

 Syst. Nat. 



YARROW. Blossoms white. In dry pastures. June — Aug. 



Dr. Withering says, the flowers yield an essential oil : — that 

 the leaves are celebrated by the materia medica writers for & va- 

 riety of purposes, but they are little attended to at present. 



POLYGAMIA FRUSTRANEA. 

 HELIANTHUS. Linn. Gen. Plant. 877. 

 Helianthus foliis oppositis sessilibus ovato-oblongis trinerviis pa 

 nicula dichotoma. Syst. Nat. 



ROUGH-LEAVED SUNFLOWER. Blossoms yellow. Borders 

 of fields. August — September. 



It is, in a considerable degree, astringent. A decoction of 

 the plant is much esteemed by the common people in diarrhaeas. 



RUDBECKIA ? Linn. Gen. Plant. 878. 

 AMERICAN GLOBE AMARANTHUS. The leaves lanceolate ; 

 alternate ; sessile ; downy. Stems woolly. Blossoms globular. 



N n n 2 Barren 



