C A 



C A 



the inner ose gradiHilly jmaller. 

 lie cmpakyncnt^ and fa upon 



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the germen \ the cuter is 

 Jhcrt^ raer.-ihranacems^ folded^ and permanent ; the inner 

 is divided into ji-ve csj:l-J}jcped capillary figments. The 

 fcrets have one erecl tubulous petals cut into four cr five 



f^ 





Jlamina^ tenninated by oblong projlrate ft 



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fupportlng a f nder flyle^ crovcned by an cbtufe fiignia^ 

 'jbiih is obliquely indented -^ it aftervjard becomes an cb- 

 Icng oval feed fitting in the common empalementy and 

 croivned by the cup of the fi.ower. 



This genus of plants is ranged in the firfi: fedlion of 

 Linn^'js's fourth chifs, which contains tliofe plants 

 whof^ flowers have four (lamina and one ftyle. 

 The Sprxi::s are, 

 I. ScAUiosA {Arvenfiis) ccrollulis quadrifidis radiantibiis, 

 caule hifpido, Tlort. Cliff" 31. Scabious vcith quadrifid 

 radiated fiorets^ and a 7'0€tgh hairy ft alk. Scabiofa pra- 

 tenfis hirfuta, que officinarum. C. B. P. 269. Hairy 



f the fijops. 

 ^""'ifa) corollulis quadrifidis ?^qualibus, 

 caule fnviplici, ramis approximatix, foliis lanceolato- 

 ovatis. Hort. CHfr. 30. Scabious with quadrifid florets 



fingle ftalk^ and branches growing 

 iped oval leaves, Scabiofa inte 



2. ScABiosA [Succifa) 





near^ 



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n- 



folia, glabra, radice prremorsl H. L. B. Scabious with 

 an entire finooth leafy and a bitten rcot^ called DeviFs-bit. 

 3. ScABTOsA {T'raitfylvanica) corollulis quadrifidis asqua- 

 libus fquamis calycinis ovatis obtufis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 



98. Scabimis with quadrifid flu 



the fcalcs of the cmpalement oval and ohtufe, Scabiofa 



altiffima annua, foliis agrhnoni^ nonnihll fimilibus. 



4 



Talkft 

 ylgrimony. 



. ScABiosA {Centauroides) corollulis quadrifidis fiftu- 

 lofis ^equalibus, fquamis calycinis acutis, caule pani- 

 culato, foliis rigidis pinnatifidis. Scabious with guadri- 



fid fiftiilous fiorets which are equals acute fcales to the em- 



palement^ a paniculated ft alk^^nd ftiff wing-pointed [eaves. 

 Scabiofa annua fiftulofa, centauroides. H. Czth! An- 

 nual fifttdous Scabious^ refemhling the greater Centaury. 

 ScAfeiBsA (Af£?/^/i5^''^ycorolIulis quadrifidis asqualibus, 

 Itamimbus^longioribus, Iquamis calycinis acutis, fo- 

 liis radicalibuslanceolatis integerrimis caulinis divifis. 



5 



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Irifid egual floretSy longer ft. 



fijapcd and entire^ but thofe on the ft 



fp 



Sea- 



biofa montana glabra, foliis fcabiofe vulgaris. C. B. 

 P. 270. Smooth Mountain Scabious^ with leaves like the 



common for t. 



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m. 



corollulis quadrifidis radianti- 



' bus caule hifpido, foliis lanceolatis pinnatifidis, foli- 



olis imbricatis._Lin. Sp. Plaritrgg. Scabious with ra- 



[diated^uqdnfid fiorets, a rough^J^airy ftalk, andfpear- 



'Jlfaped wing-pointed leaves, with lobes let' 'over each "other 



in the manner of tiles'. Scabiofa altifTuTia feeetum. 



:/M 



7. ScABiosA {Rigida) corollulis quadrifidis ^equalibus, 

 calycinis ovatis obtufij, foliis pinnatifidis-^ ^ 'Scabious 



with equdlqud^drifid fiorets\neai^ ovaly ohiufe mpalementSy 



and wing-pointed leaves. Scabiofa fruticaris anguftifo- 



' lia. C. B. Y. 2ydrNarrdw4eavedfirrub^yScabiom^^ *, 



8.;^ ScABiosA {Gfdminifolia) corollulis ^^qliini^uefidisToliis 



lineari-lanceolatis, caule herbaceo. Lin. Sp. '14^." Sea- 



and ^vingedf^vcd leaves, Scabiofi AIpi:ia f>i;;,^ ^,.- _ 



taurii majoris. C. B. P. 270. .'Upinj ^.-i:r:,;\ ^^\ 

 leaves like thofe cf the greater Cent. 

 1 1. ScABiosA {Crelica) coroikili; 



lanceolatis confcrriflw-nis iiitciri-rrinus, caiiiLMLi;;,-.:'. 

 cofo. Scabious with radiated ^[uin'^ufld ilvrcts, li^iuir 

 fpear-fljaped^ entire leaves^ and an uJuLr 



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11. Cuiii. 



Scabiofa frutcf'cns, folii:, kuci)ii liorren;;. 

 Shrubby Scabious with a Stock QiU:fc—cr leaf 



12. ScABiosA (/-r/'/fyTdV-f) corollulis c]uinquc-:idi::, f;];;; 

 lanceolatis confertiffiinis fubintcgerrinj; ,. llorr. 

 31. Scabious with quinqufid ficrcts^ 



I 1.;;- 





J^e.:r'f:j.:p,:J 

 leaves in chftcrs^ which are ahncft entire. ScaiMol'a iL-!- 

 lata, folio non diflcao. C. B. P. 271. Starry S.abiol^ 



m \ 



u^ 



/ 



\th an undivided leaf. 



13. ScABiosA {Ocrcleuco) corollulis pinnatis radicali- 

 bus bipinnatis petiolis perfoliatis. Lin. Sp. Plant, ici. 

 Scabious with radiated qninquefid fiorets^ arid linear dou- 

 bly-winged leaves. Scabiola multifido folio, fi-rc fla- 

 vefcente. C. B. P. 270. Scabious with a many-pdntcd 



•J 't 



leaf and a yellowif fit 

 14. ScABiosA {Argentpa) corollulis quinquefidis, f:liis 

 pinnatis, laciniis lanceolatis, pedunculis nudis Irevi- 

 bus longiffimis. Prod. Lcyd. 190. Scabious with quin- 

 qucfid fiorets., winged leaves having fpear fijapcd fcgments, 

 and long., naked., fmooth foot-ftalks. Scabiola Orie.nta- 

 lis argentea, foliis inferioribus incifis. Tourn. Cor. 34. 



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fie 



15. ScABiO'^A (Jtropurpurea) corollulis quinquendis, fo- 

 liis difledis, receptaculis florum fubulatis. Hort. 



Cliff. 31. 



fi 



Ml 



/ 



Scabiofa 



peregrina, capitulo oblcngo nigricante. C.B. P. 270. 



Foreign Scabious., tvithan oblong head and black fi.owers. 

 \6. ScABiosA (5/^//^/<r/) corollulis quinquefidis, foliis dif 



fedtis, receptaculis florum fubrotundis. Hort. Cliff. 



31. Scabious vjith fiive-pcinted fiorets^ cut leaves., and 

 \ "rcuhdifij receptacles to the fiowers. Scabiofa ftellata fo- 

 ' lio laciniato major. C. B. P. 271'; Greater ftarry Sea- 



biotis with a cut leaf, ",.,?. 



^ « -r, fj S, 



{Af^ 



' inferioribus ii}tefrris crenatis, caulinis incifo-crenatis, 

 caule fruticofo.^ Scabious with fi.ve-pointed florets., the 

 lower leaves entire and crenated., thofe upon the fialh 

 bluntly cut., and a fi^rubhy ftalk. Scabiofa Africanafiu- 



/'tefcens. Par. Bat.'2'i9. Shrubby African Scabious. 



18. ScABiosA (/;/(:///^j) corollulis quinqucfidis, foliis in- 

 ferioribus crenatis, caulinis duplicato-pinnatis, caule 

 fruticofo jiirfuto. Scabious with five-pointed fiorets^ the 

 under leaves crenated, thofe on the ftalks doubly zvinged^ 

 and a fhrubby hairy ftalk, Scabiofa Africana frute- 

 fcens, maxima, foliis tenuifiime incifis. Boerh. Ind. 

 atr. 



I. I 



ry fiightly 



eft ftorubby Af 



Scabious^ with 



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hio 



fi^ 



quefidfit 



Scabiofa ^^argentea anguflifolia. 



C. B. P. 271. Silvery narro-is) -leaved Scabious. • - -. * 

 *: xo.T,T^o. ^7-^-— --^:?//^n^) corollulis quinquefidisasqu 



•lie erevlo hifpido, foliis lanceolatis denticu- 



lib 



us. cat 



latishirfutis, femi'-dmplexicaulibus. ^^r^^/W/'^lv/^^^^ 



quinqtiefid f.orets^ an €re£l ftalk which ts rough and hairy., 

 and fpear-fljaped hairy leaves which are fomewhat in- 

 dentedrmd half embrace f he ftalks. Scabiofa' virgre 

 paftoris folio. C. B. P. 270. Scabious with a 'Shepherd's 



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ic. Scauiosa' (AJphia) corollulis quadrifidissqualibus 

 floribus cerniiis, foliis pinnatis foliolis lanceblatiij ler- 



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9. ScABiosA {Fimbriatus) corollulis multifidis, caly- 



' cibus florum longioribus, caule ramofo foliis difTecTjs. 



Scabious with many-pointed florets., longer empalement's to 



\.thefiowerT^ d"Branching ftalk f and cut leaves, Scabiofa 



' Orientals ftellata, foliis variis flore carneo, femiflofcu- 



'lis florum fimbriatis.. Edit, prior. Eaftern ftarry Scahi- 



,,-..-- -- .;aves. a fiefio- colour ed fiowcr^ and the 



halfifiiorets fringed. \ ~. \, 7 " ' ". . ..• .,.'.., . . . ■ ? - 



Ine hrit lort grows naturally in the fields in aiyers 

 partsof England 7 tliis Hath a ftroW, thick',' fibrous 

 ^^root, which runs, deep into the ground, fending out 

 ^*ma*ny, t)ranchirig ftalksj which rife"'neaF ttire^ .f^ec 

 * higK"; the lower leaves are fometuKeV alaiQfl;/ntire, 

 ,.ana at others tney are cut into many fegments almoit 

 "fo'the midrib r'tliey'are feven oi^' eig^t. inch^Qs long, 

 ,*andfrom three -tig^^four broad ia.ithq^n^j^il^> hairy^ 

 ; and fit clpfe . tp^^ihe^^rootf'; : Ti^'- ^flajks are covered 

 "'with Itiflf prickly hairs," and garniilied with fnialler 

 leaves at each joint, which are cut into narrow leg- 

 "ments a'lmof^ to the ^midrib. The' flowers are pro- 

 duced .upon naked fopt-ftalks "at the end of the 

 'branches i tIVefcli'aVe''a^yo"ublc'empalement, which is 

 "hairy ,^* and are Vonipbfed "of fcveral' tubulous florc»:S 

 _c-ut into four points at the top, each' having apardcr 



lar empalement, rciting 

 ^^The florets round the be 



t^ ^ e «^ <^ ^ *- 



upon the comnioq placentji. 

 ;)rd?;;,^i;elarget^^and deeper 



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