186 



WEEDS AXD USEFUL PLANTS. 



127 



Noble Anthemis. Chamomile. Garden Chamomile. 



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



Root psrennial, woody. 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 refli^xed ; disk yellow, convex and at length conical. Akenes 

 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. Maj-weed (Maruta Cot ala), reduced. 



