. Flowers of the field. Botany. COMPOSITE FAMILY 267 4. M. Parihiuiiim (Common Feverfew). — Pubescent, erect, branched above, i — 2 feet hi!j,h ; /f«z'« stalked, pinnate; leaflets pinnatifid and dceiily cut; heads many, corymbose, \—| in. across ; recepUule eon\ex ; ray-florcls white,- sliorl and broad.— AVaste-ground ; not \"ery common. \\ ell marked by its repeatedly cut, curled, delicate green lea-\-es which are conspicuous in mid- winter, and its numerous small flower-heads. The whole plant has a powerful and not unpleasant odour, =which is said to be. TANACETUM \'ULGARE {dvnuuvt Tail
. Flowers of the field. Botany. COMPOSITE FAMILY 267 4. M. Parihiuiiim (Common Feverfew). — Pubescent, erect, branched above, i — 2 feet hi!j,h ; /f«z'« stalked, pinnate; leaflets pinnatifid and dceiily cut; heads many, corymbose, \—| in. across ; recepUule eon\ex ; ray-florcls white,- sliorl and broad.— AVaste-ground ; not \"ery common. \\ ell marked by its repeatedly cut, curled, delicate green lea-\-es which are conspicuous in mid- winter, and its numerous small flower-heads. The whole plant has a powerful and not unpleasant odour, =which is said to be. TANACETUM \'ULGARE {dvnuuvt Tail.^y). particularly offensive to bees. The English name is a corruption of Febrifuge, from its tonic properties.—Y\. July—September. Perennial. V* ^1- suai'eoleiis, a North American species, with a short, densely leafy stem; short peduncles; hioad membranous involu- cfal bracts, and no ray-florets, is naturalised in various places. *2o. CoTULA, represented by C. coreiiopifolia, is a genus of branched annuals, with pinnatifid leaves, and small solitary heads of yellow tubular florets, with 4-lobed corollas. This species is. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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