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mentofis. Lin, Sp. Plant. 893. Chamomile ivith fiejhy 
pinnated leaves , and a branching trailing Jlalk. Ciiamas- 
melum maritimum. C. B. P. 134. 
7. Anthemis (Tomentofa) foliis pinn'atiAdis obtufis pla- 
nis, pedunculis hirfutis, foliofis calycibus tomento- 
fis. Hort. Cliff. 415. Chamomile with plain blunt leaves, 
winged at their extremity , hairy foot-jialks , and a leafy 
woolly empalement. Chamasmelum maritimum inca- 
num folio abfinthii craffo. Boerh. Ind. 1 . p. no. 
8. Anthemis {Mixta) foliis fimplicibus dentato-lacini- 
atis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 894. Chamomile with Jingle, in- 
dented, cut leaves. Chamasmelum Lufitanicum lati- 
folium five Coronopi folio. Breyn. Cent. 1. 49, 
9. Anthemis ( Pyrethrum ) caulibus unifloris decumben- 
tibus foliis pinnato-multiAdis. Lin. Hort. Cliff 414. 
Chamomile with fingle flowers on the Jlalks lying on the 
ground , and winged leaves. Pyrethrum flore bellidis. 
C. B. P. 148. Pellitory of Spain. 
10. Anthemis {Valentina) cauleramofo foliis- pubefcen- 
tibus tripinnatis, calycibus villofis pedunculatis. Hort. 
Cliff. 414. Chamomile with a branching Jlalk, multifid 
hairy leaves , and hairy foot-flalks. Buphthalmum co- 
tulae folio. C. B. P. . 
11. Anthemis {Tinbioria) foliis bipinnatis ferratis fub- 
tus tomentofis, caule corymbofo. Lin. Sp. 1263. 
Chamomile with fawed winged leaves, woolly underneath, 
and flowers in a corymbus. Buphthalmum Tanaceti 
minoris foliis; C. B. P. 134. 
12. Anthemis {Arabica) caule decotnpofito calycibus 
ramiferis. Hort. Cliff. 413. Chamomile with a decom- 
pound Jlalk, and a branching empalement. Afterifcus 
annuus trianthophorus Craffas Arabicus didtus. Shaw. 
Afr. 58. 
The firft fort is the common Chamomile, which 
grows in plenty upon commons and other wafte land. 
It is a trailing perennial plant, which puts out roots 
from the branches as they lie ort the ground, whereby 
it fpreads and multiplies greatly * fo that whoever is 
willing to cultivate this plant* need only procure a 
few of the flips in the fpring, and plant them a foot 
afunder, that they may have room to fpread, and they 
will foon cover the ground. Formerly this plant was 
ufed for planting of Walks, which, when mowed and 
rolled, looked well for fome time, but as it was very 
fubjedt to decay in large patches, the walks became 
unfightly, for which reafon this was dilufed. The 
flowers of this fort are ordered for medicinal ufe, but 
the market people generally fell the double flowers,' 
which are much larger, but not fo ftrong as the tin- 
gle. The double fort is equally hardy, and may be 
propagated in the fame manner. 
The fecond fort is a common annual weed, which 
grows among corn •, it flowers in May, fo was called 
May Weed, though fome have applied that title im- 
properly to the Cotula foetida, which rarely flowers 
till late in June. 
The fourth, fifth, and eighth forts are annual plants, 
which grow naturally in Spain, Portugal, Italy, and 
the fouth of France, from whence their feeds have 
been brought to England, where the plants are pre- 
ferred in botanic gardens for the fake of variety. 
They rife eafily from feeds fown in the fpring, and 
require no other culture but to thin the plants where 
they are too clofe, allowing them a foot and a half 
room each way, and clean them from the weeds. T hey 
flower in July, and their feeds ripen in September. 
The fixth and feventh forts are perennial plants, 
which grow naturally in Spain, Portugal, and Greece, 
from whence their feeds have been brought to Eng- 
land, and the plants are preferved in fome curious 
gardens for the fake of variety. They are hardy and 
may be propagated by feeds, which fliould be fown 
in the fpring upon poor land, where the plants will 
continue much longer than in good ground, and will 
require no other care but to keep them clean from 
weeds. Thefe plants do not grow tall, but are bufhy, 
fo fliould be allowed room to grow. Their flowers 
are white, and continue from July to October,' and 
the feeds ripen in autumn. 
The ninth fort is the Pellitory of Spain, the roots of 
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which are ufed for the tooth-ach, being extremely 
warm * when they are applied to the part affected, they 
draw out the cold rheum, and are often (erviceably. 
in this particular. This is a perennial plant, with a long 
taper root like thatof a Carrot, which grows naturally in 
Spain andPortugal, from whence the roots are brought 
to England. The branches of this trail upon the 
ground, and fpread a foot or more each way * thele 
are garnilhed with fine winged leaves, like thofe of 
the common Chamomile * at the extremity of each 
branch is produced one large Angle flower, like Cha- 
momile, but much larger, the rays of which are of a 
pure white within, but purple on their dutfide. After 
the flowers are paft, the receptacle fwells to a large 
fcaly cone * between thefe fcales are lodged the feeds. 
Jt flowers in June and July, and the feeds are ripe in 
September * but unlefs the feafon is dry, the feeds do 
not ripen in England, for the wet falls between the 
fcales, and rots the feeds in embryo. 
The eleventh fort is a perennial plant, which is pro- 
pagated by feeds * thefe may be fown on a bed of 
common earth in the fpring, and when the plants are 
ftrong enough to remove, fhould be tranfplanted into 
large open borders, near flirubs, where they may 
have room to grow, for they fpread very wide, there- 
fore require three feet diftance from other plants * in 
thefe large open fpots they will make a pretty variety 
from June to November, during which time they 
continue in flower : fome of thefe are white, others 
are of fa fulphur, and fome have yellow flowers, 
but thefe vary from feed* the eaftern forts .grow 
taller, and the flowers are larger than the common, 
but in other particulars they are the fame, though 
many have fuppofed them different fpecies. 
The feeds of the twelfth fort were brought from A- 
frica by the late Dn Shaw, which were diftributed to 
many curious botanifts in Italy, France, and England, 
where fome of the plants were raifed. This grows near 
two feet high, with an upright Item, having a Angle 
flower at the top, from whofe empalement there are 
two or three foot-ftalks put out horizontally, about 
two inches long, each having a Angle Aower fmaller 
than the Arft, like the Childing Marigold, or Hen 
and Chicken Daily. The feeds of this Aiould be 
fown in autumn, and treated in the fame manner as 
is before diredted for fome other forts, otherwife the 
feeds are feldom perfedled in England. 
ANTHERICUM. Lin. Gen. Riant. 380. Spider- 
wort. 
The Characters are. 
The flower hath no empalement , and is comp of ed of fix 
oblong blunt petals, which fpread open. It hath fix up- 
right awl-floaped Jlamina , which are crowned by ' [mail fum- 
mits , having four furrows. c Jhe germen which is fitu- 
ated in the center is three-cornered , fupporting a fingle Jlyle 
which is as long as the Jlamina, crowned by a three- 
cornered blunt jligma. ‘The germen afterward becomes an 
oval fmooth capfule , having three furrows , opening in 
three cells , which are filled with angular feeds. 
This genus of plants is ranged in the Arft fedtion of 
Linnaeus’s Axth clafs, entitled Hexandria Monogynia, 
from their flowers having fix ftamina and but one 
ftyle. 
The Species are, 
1. Anthericum {Revolutum) foliis planis fcapo ramofo 
corollis revolutis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 310. Anthericum 
4 with plain leaves, a branching jlalk, whofe petals turn 
backward. Afphodelus foliis compreflis aiperis caule 
patulo. Tou'rn. Inft. R. H. 343. 
2. Anthericum {Ramofum) foliis planis fcapo ramofo 
corollis planis piltillo redto. Lin. Sp. Plant. 310. 
Anthericum with plain leaves, a branching Jlalk , and 
plain reflexed, petals. Phalangium parvo flore Tamo* 
Aim. C. B. P. 29. 
3. Anthericum {Li Hag 0) foliis plams fcapo Ampliciffi- 
mo corollis planis, piftillo declinato. Hort. Upfal. 
83. Anthericum with plain leaves, a Jingle Jlalk, and de- 
clining point als. Phalangium parvo Aore non ramofum, 
C. B. P. 29. 
4. Anthericum 
