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A'NTHEMIS*. 
Linncan Class and Order. SYGENE'siAf, Polyga'mia, Supe'r- 
fi.ua p 
Natural Order. Chmpo'sitac§, tribe, Corymbi'fer.k||, Juss — 
Lindl. Syn. pp. 140 & 142. ; Introd. to Nat. Syst. of Hot. pp. 197 
and 199. — Muck. FI. Hibern. p. 142. — Hook. Brit. FI. (4th ed.) 
p. 410. — Compo'shve ; subord. Anthemi'deae, Loud. Hort. Brit, 
pp. 520 & 522. — Synanthe'rEjE ; tribe, Corymbi'fera;, Rich, 
by Macgilliv. pp. 454 & 455. — Corymbifera:, sect 5. Juss. Gen. 
PI. pp. 177 & 185. — Sm. Gram, of Bot. p. 121 & 124; Engl. FI. 
v. iii. p. 334. — Syringales ; subord. Asterosa? ; sect. Aste- 
RINA3; subsect. Asteiuan.f. ; type, Asteraceas; Burn. Outl. of 
Bot. pp. 900, 901, 920, 924, & 926. — Compo'sita?, Linn. 
Gen. Char. Involucrum ( common calyxj (fig. 1.) hemispheri- 
cal, scales nearly equal, closely imbricated, membranous at their 
margins. Corolla (fig. 2.) compound, radiant ; florets of the disk 
numerous, perfect, tubular, with 5 equal spreading segments (see 
fig. 4.) ; florets of the ray numerous, strap-shaped, spreading, 
abrupt, generally with 3 teeth (see fig. 5). Filaments in the tubular 
florets only, very short, hair-like (see fig. 6). Anthers (see fig. 6.) 
in a cylindrical tube. Germcn (see figs. 4 & 6.) in all the florets 
inversely egg-shaped. Style (see fig. 6.) thread-shaped, not pro- 
minent. Stigmas spreading, oblong, simple or divided. Seed- 
vessel none but the unaltered calyx. Seed (fig. 8.) in all the florets 
inversely egg-shaped, rather compressed, generally with a slight 
border, or crown. Receptacle (fig. 7.) more or less convex, or coni- 
cal, beset with spear-shaped, pointed, chaffy scales, one to each 
tubular floret, and generally about the same height. 
The hemispherical involucrum, with closely imbricated, nearly 
equal scales, membranous at the margin ; the numerous, oblong 
florets of the ray; the convex, chaffy receptacle; and the seed 
usually crowned with a slight border ; will distinguish this from 
other genera in the same class and order. 
Five species British. 
A'NTHEMIS CO'TULA. Stinking Chamomile. Stinking May- 
weed. Mather. 
Spec. Char. Leaves doubly pinnatified, slightly hairy ; seg- 
ments awl-shaped, spreading. Receptacle conicle ; scales bristle- 
shaped. Seeds without any border. 
Fig. 1. Involucrum. — Fig. 2. Corolla. — Fig. 3. Vertical Section of the Disk, 
showing the Receptacle, with its Florets anti Scales. — Fig. 4. A Floret of the 
Disk. — Fig. 5. A Floret of the Ray. — Fig. 6. Stamens and Pistil. — Fig. 7. Re- 
ceptacle. — Fig. 8. Seed. — Figs. 4 iit 8, magnified. 
* From anthemon, Gr. a flower ; from the profusion of its blossoms. Hookeb. 
t See folio 91, note t. i See folio 36, note t. 
§ See folio 27, a. || See folio 36, a. 
