186 



WEEDS AXD rSEFUL PLA^fTS. 



127 



Noble Axthemis. Chamomile. Garden Chamomile. 



Ft. Camomille Eomaine. Germ. Die Kamille. Span. Manzanilla, ' 



Ttojt perennial, woodJ^ Stems simple, but numerous from the root. 4-8 or 10 inches 

 long. Leaves 1-2 inches long, sessile. Heads terminal on elongated' leafless pubescent 

 penducles ; rays white, finally reflexed ; disk yellow, convex and at length conical. AJ<e)iei 

 with a nearly obsolete crown-form pappus. 



Gardens : 'cultivated. Native of Europe. Fl. July. Fr. September. 



Ohs. The whole plant (and particularly the heads of flowers) is a fine 



Fig. 127. Majweed (Maruta Cotula). reduced 



