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Show • fl The HijJoty of P L A N T S . ( r I · ,·• · Elephantopus foiiis ovatis firrdtis. ~ 1JDaftatb The oval, ferrated-l~aved Elephantopus. . ~cab ions. - . I I .J •' ' ) I The root is lo?g and· thick: the 1pl~nt. rifes to fpur ~eet high: the fialk is t~ick, round, ftriated, and ha1ry : the leaves are nve mcheS' long, and two broad., largefi: m the mid-· dle and terminate in a point; they are dentated at the edges, hatry on the upper furfac~, and corrugated underneath: the ~owers ~re large,. round, and white .. It is a native of Jamaica. Ray calls lt, Scabwfre affints anomala enulce folio. ') ' Clqj} the binteen_tf?. ,.· Order the Firfl. I I Divifion the Second. Syngenejia Po!Jgamia ./:Equalis, the corollulce tubipetalous. ~ q H I N P P S. , T HE proper calyx, containing a tingle flower: . is imbricated and erect; many of thefe fimple ones are often contained in one common, or general, cup. This genus comprehends the Echinopus of Tourncfort. Echinops jloribus capitatis, ciilycibw )unif/oris. ~ · · The capitated1fowered Bcbinops; 'Wtth uniflorous'cups. Jrbe <15lobe:: · tbtfrle. The root is oblong, thick, and blackiib: the plant grows to two feet high: the fialk is thick, firiated, and covered with purple hairs: the leaves are long, narrow, finuated at the edges, and haity: the flowers ftand on •the extremities of the bram:hes, in large, round heads ; they are rmall and blue. . It is a native of Italy. C. Bauhine calls it,• Echinopus major; others, Carduus globofus. The other fpecies are, r. The leffer, blue-flowered Echinops. 2. The little, annual Echinops, with ~ery large heads. 3· The ilex:.leaved, ihrubby, American Echinops, flowering at the alre. G U N D E I! l 1¥.., · THE common receptacle is divided, every di:vifion having five .flowers: the palere are divided at their extremity intQ three points, It is an oriental; and is fufficiently difiinguHhed by thefe chara~ers without a fa r-ther defc~iption. ' 1 •• ARCTIUM. T HE' ~lyx is globofe,; the fquammre of it arQJ ,termioated by .ho.oked filaments. Th1s genus.nomprehends the .Lappa of Tournefort and qthers. . There is but one k?own fpecies of it. · 1 r,l r • ARc T I u M. '• . The root is. very long, and an inch in diameter : the leaves fland on long pedicles, and are often a foo~ and a half long, a foot wide near the bafe, and of a greyifh-green col?ur: the fl:alk nfes to five feet high; it is firm, tough, ftriated, and ramofe: the flowers ' are fmall and whiti{h ; the heads roundiili, and ,· adhering ~o every thing that touches them. It is common by ~ruy-fides. C. Bauhine calls it, ArClium, five Lappa major. The heads vary gre~tly m fize,. and are fometime~ more, fometimes lefs, rough : fr.om t?efe, ilnd other vanauons, owmg wholly to accident authors have raifed feveral tmagmary new fpecies of this plant, though nature made but one. SERRA T UL A. T6~ Hi)lory of P L A N T S. SERRATULA. THE calyx is of a nearly cylindric figure, beautifully imbricated, apd fmooth. Serratula Joliis pinnatijidis, lacinia ter?ninatrice maxima. The pinnatifid-~eaved Serratula, with the extreme figment largifl. The root is oblong, firm, tough, and fibrated : the plant rifes to two feet, or more. in height: the ftalk is ilender, ftriated, and ramofe : the leaves are very irregularly pinnated; the terminating lobe is always the largefi:, fometimes it is almofi: the whole leaf, the lateral pinnce fcarce at all appearing; and fometimes it appears alone in form of a fimple, oval leaf: the flowers are naturally red, often white. It is a native of our woods and thickets. C. Bauhine calls it, Serratula vulgaris. Authors have divided it into feveral fpecies, from the variations in the ferratures and pinnatures of the leaves, and the colour of the flowers. The other fpecies are, I. The oblong, lanceolated-leaved Serratula, called the Jacea perficre folio. 2. The dentated, fpinofe Serratula, called the hremorrhoidal Thiflle. 3· The great, woolly-headed, Ruffian Serratula. 0 N 0 P 0 R D 0 N. T HE receptacle is naked; the fquammre of the cup are mucronated. Onopordon foliis decurre11tibus margine .fpinojis. The Onopordon, with decurrent, JPinqfe leaves. <trotton 1rbiftlt. The root is long, white, and tough : the leaves are very large, oblong, finuated, and ferrated at the edges, the ferratures terminating in fpines; they are of a white colour, and cottony appearance; the radical ones are often a foot and a half long: the ftalk is round, ftriated, firm, white, and four or five feet high: the leaves are alternate, and like the radical ones, and run down the ftalk at their bafe, forming ridges: the heads are large; the flowers of a beautiful purple colour. The plant is common with us by way-fides. C. Bauhine calls it, Spina alba tomentofa latifolia vulgaris ; others, Acanthium vulgare. The other fpecies are, I. The tall, Portugal Onopordon. 2. The narrow-leaved Onopordon. 3· The great-flowered Onopordon. 4· The many-flowered Onopordon. 5· The longer-leaved Onopordon. 6. The more fpinofe Onopordon. CARD U US. THE calyx is of an ovated figure, and imbricated with fpinofe fquammre. Carduus fquammis calycinis margine et apice fpinojis. The Carduus, with the fquammce of the cup fpinofe at the fides and ends. · 1Lanies 1.Cbtftle. This is one of the mofi: beautiful of the Engliib plants, and wants only to have been a native of a difiant part of the world to have given it a place in our gardens : the root is long, thick, and white: the radical leaves are two feet long, and more than a foot broad, elegantly finuated, and ferrated at the edg~s, the fe:ratures p~ic~ly, and the. whole leaf of a fine bright and fl:rong green colour, beautifully vanegated With Ir~egular vems. of a milk-white: the ftalk is round, ftriated, an inch in diameter, and five or fix feet h1gh: the leaves are like the radical ones : the flowers at the tops of the branches are very numerous and very large; the cups elegantly fquammofe and prick!~, the co.rollre purple. It is common by way-fides. C. Bauhine calls it, Carduus alb1s macuhs notatus vulgaris; others, Carduus Marice. The other fpecies are, r. The fpear Thiale, or lanceolated pointed-leaved Carduus. 2. The woolly and round-headed Carduus. 3· The Carduus, with a bending head. 4· The decurrent- • • |
