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COMPOSITE 



i. M. inodora (Corn Feverfew, Scentless May-weed). — Scent- 

 less, glabrous ; stem erect, branched, angular j leaves sessile, 

 repeatedly cut into numerous hair-like segments ; heads solitary, 

 2 in. across ; bracts toothed and edged with brown ; receptacle 

 hemispherical, becoming conical ; ray-florets white, ultimately 

 refiexed. — Fields; abundant. — Fl. June— October. Annual or 

 Biennial. 



2. M. maritima (Sea Feverfew). — Less erect and more fleshy ; 



Matricaria inodora (Corn Feverfew, Scentless May-w 



leaf-segments long ; bracts with broad dark margins. — Sea-coast in 

 the North of Scotland. Perennial. 



3. M. Chamomilla (Wild Chamomile). — Aromatic, much- 

 branched, glabrous plant ; leaves bipinnate, repeatedly cut into 

 very narrow hair-like segments ; heads in corymbs, \ — f in. across ; 

 bracts without membranous margins ; receptacle conical, elongating 

 during fruiting, hollow ; ray-florets white, refiexed directly after 

 flowering, or absent. — Cornfields ; frequent. Its smell is fainter 

 than that of Anthemis nobilis, and the bracts and hollow receptacle 

 serve to distinguish it from A. Cotula and Matricaria inodora. — 

 Fl. June — August. Annual. 



