SYNGENESIA. SUPERFLUA. Anthemis. 955 
shining, membranous edges. Florets of the circumference somewhat 
elliptical, either entire, or with two or three teeth; those of the centre 
yellow. Woodw. 
Common Chamomile. Sweet Chamomile, (as imparting the smell 
of /xt]\ovj an apple. Welsh: Milwydd; Caviri cyffredin. E.) (Open 
commons; E.) boggy pastures. In Cornwall so plentiful that you 
may scent it in riding past. Sunny meadows and pastures. Hudson. 
On the green at Pengwary, Redruth, and other old common pastures in 
the western part of Cornwall, where it is much finer scented than in 
gardens. Mr. Watt. Park at Oatlands, Surry. Mr. Woodward. On the 
road from Hedgeford to Stafford, near the direction post. Mr. Pitt. (In 
front of Lints Green Hall, Durham, between the house and the turnpike. 
Mr. Waugh. Terrington Common, Yorkshire. Teesdale. Frequent on 
Commons in the Weald, Sussex. Mr. Borrer. Bot. Guide. South Leigh 
Heath, near the Hill Houses, Oxon. Dr. Sib thorp. A little to the south 
of Lowestoft church, Suffolk. On Hounslow Heath in abundance. Also 
in several parts of Norfolk. Sir J. E. Smith. On Haldon, Devon, plenti¬ 
ful. Rev. J. Pike Jones. Hanley Common, and Malvern, Worcester¬ 
shire. Rufford, in Purton. Near Penmon deer park, on Rhos fawr, &c. 
Anglesey. Welsh Bot. E.) P. Aug—Sept.* 
Var. 2. Nudum. Florets of the circumference wanting. 
Dod. 260. 2— Lob. Obs. 446. 1, and Ic. i. 771. 2— Ger.Em. 754. 2— Park. 
86. 2— J. B. iii. a. 119. 2— H. Ox. vi. 12. 3— Ger. 615. 2. 
Chamcemeluvi luteum capitulo aphyllo. R. Syn. 185. 
(Like the other species of this genus, it is sometimes observed with double 
flowers. E.) 
A. marit'ima. Leaves winged, bipinnatifid, acute, somewhat hairy, 
fleshy, dotted: stem prostrate: calyx rather tomentose: (scales 
of the receptacle prominent, sharp-pointed. Sm. E.) 
Kniph. 10— (E. Bot. 2370. E.)— J. B. iii. a. 122. 1— Till. Pis. 19. 3. 
/Sterns (a span long, E.) widely prostrate, smooth, purplish. Leaves winged, 
cut, naked, sprinkled with hollow dots, more closely toothed towards the 
base, with a purplish, elevated, transverse line beneath the base. Fruit- 
stalks terminal, solitary, somewhat scored, downy, thicker above. Linn. 
Florets in the centre yellow, (forming a flattish dish. Seeds membranous 
at the edge. Smith observes that the scales of the receptacle distinguish 
it at once from Pyrethrum maritimum, not to mention the hoariness of the 
herbage. E.) 
Sea Chamomile. Meadows on the sea coast. A. July—Aug. 
* The leaves and flowers have a strong - , not ungrateful, aromatic smell, and a bitter 
nauseous taste, probably arising from an essential oil. An infusion of the flowers is often 
used as a stomachic, and antispasmodic. In large quantities, it excites vomiting. The 
powdered flowers, in large doses, have cured agues, even when the bark had failed. 
Both the leaves and flowers possess very considerable antiseptic properties, and are there¬ 
fore used in such fomentations and poultices. From their antispasmodic powers, they are 
frequently found to relieve pain, either applied externally, or taken internally. Ray 
recommends the flowers in calculous cases. (The single wild flowers are more efficacious 
than the double ones cultivated in gardens. Chamomile, (which may easily be propagated 
by slips planted about a foot apart from each other,) was formerly used as a cover for 
walks, odoriferous to the tread, which, when mowed and rolled, looked well for some 
time, but, being subject to decay in large patches, t hey have been abandoned as unsightly. E.) 
