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mentofis, radicalibus lanceolatis, caulinis pinnatifidis 

 caule fimplici. Prod, Leyd. 142. Centaury with a fcaly 



empdcnicnty 





voolly 



leaves^ thofe 



the root being 



.fpcar-JIoapccU thofe on the ftalk pointedy and a fmgk ftalk 

 Centuurcum majus incaniim, humile, capite pini 



Tourri. Infl. R. H. 469. 



:f. 



tcmy-i ivitb a heed like a Pine cone^' 

 f>, Cv.NTA\jRZA {Moi7tam) calycibus ferratis, foliis lan- 

 ceolatis decurrentibus, caule fimpirciffimo. Hort.ClifF, 



422 



fau?ed empalementSy fpear-Jh^ 



running lecves, and a ftngle fialh Cyanus montanus 

 lacifolius. fc. Verbafculum Cyanoides. C. B. P. 273. 



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m< 



lincari-lanceolatis decurrcntibus, caule fimplici. Cen- 

 taury ivith Jawed empaleraentSy very narrow^ fpear-Jhapedy 

 running leaves^ and a Jingle foot -fialL Cyanus angufti- 

 ore folio & longiore Bclgicus, H. R. Par. Narroyoer 



and longer leaved Belgick Blue Bottle, ^" * 

 •8. Centaurea (iWb/ti'rt/^) calycibus 'inermibus, fubro- 



tundis glabris, fquamis ovatis, foliis lyrato-dentatis. 

 Horc. Cliff- 421, Centaury with unarmed^ roundijh^ 

 JntGGth enipalcmerJSy oval Jcales, and Jinuated leaves, Cya- 

 nus floriJus odoratus, Turcicus'five orientalis major. 

 Park. Thcar, 



42 1 , 

 called S'jject Sidcan, 



Szveet oriental Cyanus^ commonly 



'9. Centaurea {Ankrbci) calycibus Inermibus,' fubro- 

 tundis, glabris, fquamis oy^tis obtufis, foliis lacinia- 

 tis ferratis. Centaury with roundi^^ JmoothJ unarmed 

 empalcmentSy cval ohtuje Jcales^ ' and cut leaves^ which 

 ere Jawed ofi their edges, Cyanus orientalis flore luteo 

 fiftulofo. Ac. R. Par. ^^, Eajlern Cyanus with a yellow 

 JJluIar fiower^ commonly called yellow Sweet Sultan. - 



10. Centaurea (C)w/?/^) calycibus ferratis, foliis linea- 

 ribus integerrimis, infimis dentatis. Hort. Cliff. 422. 

 Cattaury with Jawed empalements^ very narrow entire 

 leaves indented below, Cyanus fegetum. C. B. P. 273. ' 



' Corn Blue Bottle. ' 



J I. Centaurea (L/p^//) calycibus Inermibus, fquamis 

 mucronatis, foliis pinnatifidis obtufis decurrcntibus. 



Lin. Sp. Plant. 910. Centaury with unarmed empale- 



obttjt 



Jcales 



M 



gypticus flore parvo purpureo, caule alato. D. Lipp. 



edftalL 



J'mall purple fli 





Centaurea {Cineraria) calycibus ciliatls terminali- 



• - T 9 * 



■ feffilibus, foliis tomentofis pinnatifidis, lobis acutis. 

 Ilort. Cliff. 422. Cent amy with hairy empalements clojely 

 terminating the flalks^ woolly leaves with winged points^ 

 and the fegments very narrow. Jacea montana candi- 

 diifima. Stashes foliis. C. B. P. 273. White Mountain 

 Knap-ivced with a St^ehe leaj, 

 13. Centaurea (i?.^^?^;?^^) calycibus ciliatis, foliis to- 

 mentofis pinnatifidis, foliolis obtufis ovatis integerri- 

 mis cxtcrioribus majoribus. Hort. Cliffy 422. Centaury 



141 



with hairy e:npalements^ woolly leaves with winged points^ 

 the Jmall leaves oval andcbtufc^ the outer larger, Jacea 

 arborca argcntea Ragufina. Zan. Hifl:. 107. Silvery- 

 tree Knapweed cj Rrgija, 

 14. Centaurea [Napijclia) calycibus palmato-fpinofis, 

 foliis decurrcntibus radicalibus lyratis. Prod. Leyd. 



fpinous empalements^ and 

 Jiniiatcd prickly leaves running along the fialks. Jacea 

 cyanoides altera, alato caule. Herm. Par. 1S9. Ano- 

 ther Knapzveed like Cyanus., with a winged Jlalk. 

 5. Centaurea {Rhnpontica) calycibus fcariofis, foliis 

 ovato-oblongis dcnriculatis integrispetiolatis, fubtus 

 tomentofis. Hort. CliiF. 421. Jlentaury with Jcaly ern- 

 palements., cvaU cbkng^ indented^ entire leaves^ having 



/ 



woolly underneath. Centaurlum majus, fo- 



lio helenii incano. Tourn. Infl. 449. Greater Centaury 

 with a white Elecampane Ice J. 

 16. Clntaurea {Peregrina) calycibus fetaceo-fpinofis, 

 foliis lanceolatis petiolatis, interne dentatis. Hort. 



Cliff. 423. Centaury voitb hrijlly prickly empalements^ 



leaves^ with Joct-Jialks indented beneath. 

 Centaurium m?jus folio moUi acuto laciniato, flore 

 aurco magno, calyce fpinofo. Boerli. Ind. alt. i. p. I 



-/' 



1 44. Greater Centaury with a Jojt^ pointed^ cut leaf., and 

 ^ a large golden Jower^ with a prickly empalement, 



17. Centaurea {Orientalis) calycibus fquamato-ciliatis, 

 foliis pinnatifidis, pinnis lanceolatis. Lin. Sp. Plant* 

 913. Centaury with hairy Jcales to the empalement., win?-- 

 pointed leaves, whoje lobes are JpearJIjaped. Cyanus 

 foliis radicalibus partim Integris, partim pinnatis, 

 bractea calycis ovali, flore fulphureo. Hall. A6t. Phil. 



18. Centaurea {Argentea) calycibus ferratis, foliis to- 

 mentofis, radicalibus pinnatis, foliolis uniauritis. Lin. 

 Sp. 1290. Centaury with Jawed empalement s.^ woolly 

 leaves^ thoje near the root winged, and the lobes eared. 

 Jacea Cretica laciniata argentea, flore parvo flavef- 

 cente. Tourn. Cor. 31. 



19. Centaurea (Sempervirens) calycibus ciliatis, foliis 

 lanceolatis ferratis, inferioribus haftatis. Lin. Sp, 

 "1291. Centaury with a hairy empalement, Jpear-Jhaped 

 Jawed leavesy and thoJe near the root halbert-Jhaped, Jacea 

 Lufitanica fempervircns. ' 



20. Centaurea (Splendens) calycibus fcariofis obtufis. 



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foliis radicalibus pinnatifidis, caulinis pinnatis denti- 

 bus lanceolatis. Prod. Leyd. 142. Centaury with a rough 

 obtuje empalement, the radical leaves wing-pointed, and 

 thoJe 071 the ftalk winged, Jpear-Jhaped^ and indented. 

 Jacea caliculis argenteis major. Infl:. R, H. 444. 



21. Centaurea {Romana) calycibus palmato-fpinofis, 

 foliis decurrcntibus Inermibus, radicalibus pinnatifidis, 

 imparl maximo. Hort. Cliff. 423. Centaury with a 

 pahnated Jpiny empalement, Jmooth running leaves, thoJe 

 near the root wing-pointed, and a large terminating lobe. 



Jacea fplnofa Cretica. Zan. Hifl:. 141. 



22. Centaurea {Sph^rocephala) calycibus palmato-fpi- 

 nofis, foliis ovato-lanceoTatis petiolatis dentatis. Horc, 

 Cliff: 423. Centaury with a palmated prickly empalement^ 

 and oval, Jpear-Jhaped, indented leaves, having Joot* 

 ftalks. Jacea fphasrocephala fpinofa Tingitana. H. L» 



332.- 





23. Centaurea (£nd?pi&(7r^) calycibus duplicato-fpino- 

 fis lanatis, foliis femidecurrentibus integris finuatif- 

 que caule prolifero. Hort. Upfal. 272I Centaury whojt 

 empalement is downy and doubly armed with Jpines^ run-- 

 ning leaves, Jome entire, others fmuated^ and a cbilding 

 ftalk. '-'■.. .. . : .; • . , . 



24. Centaurea {Benedi£la) calycibus duplicato-lpino- 

 fis lanatis involucratis, foliis femidecurrentibus den- 

 ticulato-lpinofis. Lin. Sp. 1296. Centaury whoJe em- 

 palement is downy and doubly armed with Jpines, running 

 leaves with indentures, terminating in Jpines, Carduus 

 Benedidlus. Canter. Epit. 562. Blejfed Thiftle, 

 There are many other fpecies of this genus, which 

 are preferved in botanic gardens for the fake of varie- 

 ty 5 fome of which grow naturally in England, and 

 are often troublefome weeds in the fields, fo do not 

 deferve a place in gardens -, therefore I chofe not to 

 trouble the reader with mentioning their titles, but 

 have here feledted thofe fpecies which have fome 

 beauty to recommend them. 



The firfl; fort grows naturally upon the Alps. This 

 hath a perennial root, which ftrikes deep into the 

 ground, fending out a great number of long, winged, 

 Imooth leaves, of a glaucous colour-, the ftalks rife 

 near four feet high, and divide upward into many 

 branches, garniflied with fmall leaves of the fame 

 form as the lower; each of thefe ftalks is terminated 

 by a fingle head of yellow flowers, compofed of many 

 florets ; thofe which occupy the diflc are hermaphro- 

 dite, but thofe of the ray are female. This flowers 

 in June and July, and, in dry feafons, will perfeft 

 their feeds in autumn," It may be propagated either 

 by feeds, or by parting their root? in the autumn, 

 btring careful not to divide the roots too fmall. The 

 feeds fliould be fown in the fpring on a bed of light 

 'earth; and when the plants are fit to remove, they 

 fliould be tranfplanted into a bed of frefli earth fix 

 inches afunder, in which place they fliould remain 

 til! autumn, when they fliould be planted where they 

 are defigned to remain. 



The fecond fort Hands in the lift of medicinal plants 

 of the college, but is very rarely ufedj the root is 



reckont;d 



