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THE LADIES’ FLOWER-GARDEN 
I.— ANTHEMIS APIIFOLIA, R. Br. THE PARSLEY-LEAVED CHINESE CHAMOMILE. 
Synonvmes. — A. parthenoides, Dec. ; Matricaria parthenoides, | Specific Character. — Leaves very smooth, pirmatifid ; lobes wedge- 
Desf; Pyretbum Chrysanthifolium, Hort. I shaped, trifidly cut. Flowers solitary. Leaflets of the involucre 
Engravings. — Bot. Reg. t. 527 ; and our fig. 5, in Plate 50. linear, rough at the tip. 
Description, &c. — This very pretty little plant has very much the appearance of a double white Daisy, 
and it bears such a profusion of flowers as well to merit the name of Anthemis, or flower-covered. From the 
profusion of flowers, plants of this species are very suitable to cover a bed in a formal flower-garden, where they 
will form a mass of snow-white blossoms. They are also well adapted for rockwork. The species is a native 
of the South of Europe, whence it was introduced in 1764. It is quite hardy in British gardens, but it grows 
best in light rich soils. It is propagated by dividing the root. 
2.— ANTHEMIS PYRETHRUM, Lin. THE PELLITORY OF SPAIN. 
Synonvmes. — Anacylus Pyrethnum, Dec. 1 Specific Character. — Stem simple, decumbent, one-flowered. 
Engravings. — Bot. Mag. t. 462 ; and om fig. 5, in Plate 52. | Leaves pinnate ; leaflets much out. 
Description, &c. — The Pellitory of Spain is frequently mentioned in the older herb books, on account of its 
efficacy in cases of tooth-ache. The root being very hot and pungent, was supposed to expel the cold which had 
taken possession of the teeth — such very odd ideas had our forefathers on the subject of medicine. The Pellitory 
of Spain was cultivated in England before 1570, and for about half a century it appears to have been a favourite 
garden flower ; and, even when for a time it had been lost, it was recovered by the celebrated Miller, picking out 
some seeds of it from a box of raisins, in 1732. It is now seldom seen in gardens, though it well deserves 
cultivation from its delicate little leaves, and large snow-white flowers, the florets of the ray of which are 
pinkish on the under side. It is propagated by dividing the root; and though it is a native of Spain and 
Portugal, it does not ripen its seeds in this country, and, indeed, is killed by a severe winter. A very little 
protection, however, would be sufficient ; and it deserves some little care, either as a plant for covering a bed in 
a flower-garden ; or, for rockwork, on which it is extremely ornamental. 
OTHER SPECIES OF ANTHEMIS. 
A. MORSCHALLIANA, Dec. 
This is a very handsome species, with yellow flowers, a native of Caucasus, when it was introduced in 1828. 
There is a variety of this species called A. M. Rudolphiana. 
A. NOBILIS, Lin. 
Is the common Chamomile, a decoction of the flowers of which is very frequently used as a tonic in domestic 
medicine. The flowers are white, with a yellow disk. 
A. AUREA, Dec.; ANACYCLUS, Lin. 
Has yellow flowers, and was introduced before 1570 from the South of Europe. 
There are many other species, most of which are dwarf plants well suited to rockwork. 
