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1 7 . T A N A C E ' T U M , L. T.VNSY.

H e r b s , often s h r u b b y b e l o w , s t r o n g - s c e n t e d . Leaves alternate, usually

m u c h d i v i d e d . Heads solitary or c o r y m b o s e , s u b g l o b o s e , discoid, y e l l o w ;
i n v o l . bracts many-seriate, edges scarious ; receptacle c o n v e x , n a k e d .
Outer fl. 1-seriate, female, t u b u l a r , 3 - 4 - t o o t h e d . Disk-fl. tubular, m a l e ,
4 - 5 - t o o t h e d ; a n t h e r cells n o t tailed. Fruit 3 - 5 - a n g l e d , d i s k large ;
pappus 0 , o r an irregular m e m b r a n e . — D I S T U I B . E u r o p e , N . a n d S . Africa,
t e m p , a n d c o l d A s i a , N . A m e r i c a ; species about 3 0 . — E T Y M . d o u b t f u l .

T. v u l g a ' r e , L. ; leaves 1 - 2 - p i n n a t i f i d , s e g m e n t s inciso-serrate.

W a s t e places, from Shetland southd., and in Ireland and Channel Islands ;
probably naturalized only ; fl. Aug.-Sept.—Perennial, glabrous or pubescent.
Stem 2 - 3 f t . , grooved and angled, leafy. Leaves 2 - 5 iu., oblong, gland-dotted,
upper J-amplexicaul, lower petioled. Heads many, J in. diam., corymbose,
dull y e l l o w ; peduncle stout, ebracteate ; iuvol. bracts coriaceous, appressed,
outer acute shorter, inner obtuse, edges narrow scarious. Outer fl. exceed­
ing the involucre, rarely 0 , o b l i q u e l y truncate. Fruit o b o v o i d , 5-rib-
b e d ; disk membranous, l o b e d . — D I S T R I B . E u r o p e ( A r c t i c ) , Siberia, N.AV.
A m e r i c a ; introd. in the TJ. States.—Bitter, touie, vermifuge and febrifuge.

1 8 . A R T E M I S ' I A, L.

H e r b s , often s h r u b b y b e l o w , bitter or aromatic. Leaves alternate, often

m u c h cut. Heads small, r a c e m e d or p a n i c l e d , d i s c o i d , y e l l o w or p u r p l i s h ;
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i n v o l . bracts few-seriate, margins searious ; receptacle v e r y narrow, flat o r
c o n v e x , n a k e d hairy or fimbriate. Floieers few, all tubular, a n e i n o p h i l o u s ;
outer female w i t h 3 - t o o t h e d c o r o l l a s ; the rest male or 2 - s e x u a l w i t h 5 -
t o o t h e d m i n u t e corollas ; anther-cells n o t tailed. Fruit o b o v o i d or o b l o n g ,
disk m i n u t e ; p a p p u s 0 . — D I S T B I B . N . t e m p , zone ; species a b o u t 1 5 0 . —
Erv.M. 'ApTe^iis, t h e Greek Diana.

1 . A . c a m p e s ' t r i s , L. ; leaves nearly g l a b r o u s , s e g m e n t s v e r y slender,

heads d r o o p i n g glabrous, outer flowers o n l y fertile.
Sandy heaths, N o r f o l k and S u f f o l k ; fi. Aug.-Sept.—Perennial, n o t aromatic.
Stem aud branches ascending, v e r y slender, grooved. Leaves 1-2-piunatifid,
y o u n g silky ; segments v e r y f e w , J - | in., acute, margins recurved ; floral
linear, entire. Heads very many, -J- in., y e l l o w , in l o n g slender racemes,
subsessile, o v o i d ; receptacle glabrous. Hay-corollas dilated b e l o w . — D I S T R I B .
Europe, t e m p . A s i a .

2 . A . v u l g a ' r i s , L. ; leaves b r o a d w h i t e w o o l l y beneath, s e g m e n t s

broad acuminate, heads erect w o o l l y , flowers all fertile. MugiOort.
Hedgebanks, & c , N . to S h e t l a n d ; ascends to 1 , 2 0 0 ft. in N o r t h u m b d . ; Ireland ;
Channel Islands ; fl. July-Sept.—Perennial, aromatic. Stem 2 - 4 ft., erect,
reddish, angled, grooved, branched. Leaves 2 - 3 b y 1 - 2 in., glabrous above,
margins r e c u r v e d ; petiole with pinnatifid auricles. Heads in c r o w d e d ,
panicled, short, erect, w o o l l y spikes, ovoid, r e d d i s h - y e l l o w ; receptacle
glabrous. Ray-corollas slender, cylindric.—DISTRIB. Europe ( A r c t i c ) , N .
Africa, N . and W . Asia t o I n d i a and China.—Formerly used to flavour
drinks.