S88 ST. HELENA.
Tribe Anthem IDE«.
Chrysanthemum, Linn.
373. C. sinense P Sab. — This showy „plant, with its bright
yellow blossoms, grows wild and is rather common in the gardens on
the high land, where it is called." Camphor.* —Hab. China.
, Cotula, Linn.
374 C. coronopifolia P Linn, or C. anthemoidee ? Linii. var. ?—
The little yellow-flowered Pagoda plant, Which grows abundantly wild
over the rocky outskirts of the Island about Jamestown, Ladder
Hill, and a tC , alts, from '02' to 3, is so named from the resemblance
between its flowers and a small golden coin, called a Pagoda value
4,.. which was current during the East India Company s holding ot
the Island. It flowers.in August, and probably existed at the
Island previous to its discovery.—Hab. Cape of Good Hope. _
375. C. a u s t r a l i s , Hk f, A species than the above,
. , , . a „ ,, with less conspicuous flowers, grow» Udwr w:-ud; wild and
very common in gardens, roadsides, &c.- Hab.
Artemisia, Linn.
376. A . Absinthium, L i n n . — Wormwood grows in- an uncultivated
state in gardens at an alt. 2-4, but ,s i t n o t » b u n d .it
is doubtful if it seeds to p e r f e cW -H a b - Dists. N. temp. none.
Tribe I n u l o i d k j e .
Helichrysum, Gsertn.
377 H. b r a c t e a t u m , W illd .-T h e Yellow Everlasting. This
s h o w y flowering p l a n t is a thorough weed in the
large patches of land on the somewhat barren parts at M. alt. 2 4
to 3 8 I t grows readily, and quickly overruns pasture and-grass
lands, butskHI ** cultivated I t reaches a height of three to for
to 3 8. I t grows reaa.uy, aim * - r ,
lands but is confined to the outskirts of the most Cultivated land.
I t reaches a height of three to four feet. The flowers _ are .muc
used in church and other fl.oral decorations, especially at Christmas
tim e .—Hab. Australia, Queensland, N. S. Wales.
*378. H . _b r a c t e a.t_u__m__ __v__ar . m oamn s tmr of lslulTmn .—-T I hlifet White Everlasting
Flower, grows commonly in some gardens on the high land.
Alt 3*8
379. H . s p .P— The Red-flowered Everlasting is cultivated in
gardens, but is rare.