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iiofe to the ftalksy ending in acute points. Cirfium tu- 

 bcrofum, capituhs iquarrons Horc. Ekh. S3. Tuhcr-^ 

 cus mdiincholy 'Thiftle ^ith rough heads, 



5. Serratula {Scaricfa) tbliis lanceolatis intcgerrimis, 

 calycibLis fquarrolis pcdunculacis obtuus lateralibus. 

 Lin. Sp. Planr. HiS. Saw-tvort with entire fpcar-ftjapcd 

 leaves and rough empdcriicnts^ having obtufe foot-fialks 

 proceeding from the fide of the ftnlks. Jacea latifoiia 

 Virg:niana, radicc tubcrosa. Banift. Car. Broad-leaved 

 Virginian Knap-wced wiih a tuberous root. 



6. Serratula [Spicata) foliis linearibuj^, floribus {t{- 

 filibus lact-ralibus fpicatis, caulc fimplici. Lin. Sp. 

 Plant. 819. Saw-wort with linear leaves^ fowers in 



■ fpikes from the ftde of the ftalks fitting clofe, and afingle 

 Jlalk, Jacea non ramofa, tuberosa radice, floribus 

 plurimis rigidis pcranguftis. Banift. Cat. 1927. Un- 

 branched Knap-weed with a tuberous rooty and many nar- 

 row rigid flowers, 



7. Serrulata {Carcliniana) foliis lanceolatis rigidis, 



with ft iff 

 fpear-f japed leaves foarply faived, and ftalks forming a 



corymbus. Serratula Carolinienfis, virga^ paftoris fo- 

 lio. Hort. Elth. 35 j. Carolina Saw-wort with a Shep- 

 herd's Rod leaf ^ 



8. SiiRRATULA {Pr^ealta) foliis oblono;o-lanceolatis, in- 



iri oblongs fpp.ar-JJmped, 

 entire leaves, hairy on their under fide. Serratula Vir- 

 giniana, perfic-e folio fubtus incano. Hort. Ekh. 

 356. Virginian S a'uo -"jo or t with a F each-tree leaf, hoary 

 on the under fde. 



9. Serratula {Alpina) calycibus fubhirfutis ovatis fo- 

 Jiis indivifis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 8[6. Saw-'-jvort -with oval 

 empalements a little hairy. Cirfium humllc tnontanum 

 cynogloffi folio polyanthemum. Mor. Hift. 3. p. 148. 





acute ferratis, caule corymbolb. Savj-zvcrt 



leaf and many fi 



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The firfl fort grows naturally in moifl woods and 

 marlhes in many parts of England, To is rarely ad- 

 mitted into gardens. There are two varieties of this, 

 one with a white, and the other a purple flower. The 



, root is perennial ; the lower leaves are fometimes en- 

 tire, and fometimes are cut almofl to the midrib into 



• rnanyjags; they are fmooth, of a deep green, and 

 neatly fawed on their edges. The ftalks rife two feet 

 high, and are garnilhed with wing-pointed leaves, 

 whofe extreme lobe is much larger than the other ; 

 thefe are fawed on their edges ; the upper part of the' 

 ftalk divides into feveral foot-ftalks, fuftaining at the 

 top oblong fquamous heads or empalements, which 

 include feveral hermaphrodite florets. Thefe appear 

 in July, and are fucceeded by feeds which ripen in 

 autumn. - , 



The fecond fort grows naturally in North America ; 

 this hath a perennial root, from which come out fe- 

 veral channelled ftalks which rife feven or eiaht feet 

 high, garniftied with fpear-fli aped leaves fromlbur to 

 five inches long, and one inch broad In tk middle, 

 drawing to a point at each end ; they are flightly faw- 

 ed on their edges, and are downy on their under fide, 

 fitting clofe to the ftalk V the upper part of the ftalk 

 divides into foot-ftalks, which fuftaih purple flowers in 

 . fcaly empalements. Thefe appear the latter end of 

 July, but are feldom fucceeded by good feeds in 

 England.. ■_,„:, . v . . „- ; 



The third fort is a native of North America ; the 

 root is perennial, and the ftalks rife fix or feven feet 

 high ; they are purple and channelled. The leaves 



are oblong. 



oval, about three inches long, and. an 



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inch and a half broad in the middle, ending in acute 

 points • they are ftifl^ fawed on their edges, and are 

 - ^^ a ^'ght green on both fides. The flowers grow in 

 a loofe corymbus at the top of the ftalk ; they are 

 purple, and have roundifli empalements. This fort 



flowers in Auguft, but the feeds feldom ripen in 

 England. ... ^ 



The fourth fort grows naturally in Carolina, from 

 whence I recaved the feeds. This hath a tuberous 

 root, from which comes out a fingle ftalk rifing near 

 three feet high,- gamifiied with ftifl^ linear leaves , 

 , about three inches long, which are entire, and Fou^h 



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to the touch, of a pale green on both fides 

 upper part ot the ftalk is adorned witii 



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havino; 



oblong, 



rouoj) 



p^irplc fiov.'cii 



come out from the hde ot the ftalk altcrn.tely, and 

 the ftalk IS terminated by one head which is lare-r 



thelc fit clofc to the ' 



than the other; thek fit dole to the ftalks "t 

 flowers appear in Auguft, but this fort never ri- '"^ 

 feeds here. 



ens 



l he fiuh lort grows naturally in moft parts of Nordi 

 America ; this has a large tuberous root, from which 

 comes out one ftrong channelled ftalk, wliich rife, 

 three or four feet high clofely garnilhed wiUi narrow 

 fpear-fhaped leaves which are entire; they arc about 

 three inches long, and half an inch broad The un 

 per part of the ftalk is adorned with a long bofe fpi] e 

 of purple flowers, which come out from the fide unon 

 pretty long blunt foot-ilalks ; they have larae rouaii 

 empalements, compofed of wedge-fliaped fcates The 

 flowers on the top of the fpike blow firft, and are fuc 

 ceeded by the other downward, which is contrarv to 

 the greateft number of plants, whofe flowers are 

 ranged in fpikes, for moft of them begin to flower at 

 the bottom, and are fucceeded by thofe above The 

 flowers of this fort appear in Auguft, but the feeds do 

 not ripen here. 



The fixth fort is a native of North America ; this has 

 a tuberous root, from which comes forth a finftje ftalk 

 rifingfrom two to three feet high, garniflied vvith very 

 narrow fmooth leaves, which at bottom are more than 

 three inches long, but gradually diminifli to the top- 

 they are placed round the ftalk without any order fit- 

 ting clofe to it at their bafe. The upper part of the 

 ftalk is adorned with fmaller purple flowers than thofe 

 of the former, fitting clofe to the ftalk, forminc. a 

 long loofe fpike ; they aj?pear about the fame time^as 

 thole of the former fort. 



The feventh fort is alfo a native of North America ; 

 It has a perennial fibrous root, from which arife feve- 

 ral ftrong purple ftalks upward of fix feet high ; they 

 are channelled, and garniflied with fpear-fliaped leaves, 

 which toward the bottom of the ftalks are more than 

 fix inches long, and an inch and a half broad in the 

 middle, drawing to points at both ends ; they are 

 gradually lefs to the top of the ftalks, and are ftiff, 

 deeply fawed on their edges, of a pale green on their 

 under fide. 



fmaU brand 



The upper part of the ftalk divides into 



flowers, which are irregular in height, fome of the 

 flowers ftanding upon fiiorter foot-ftalks than the 

 other } their empalements are round, and the fcales 



terminate in briftly points. 



July 



. and Auguft, but does not produce good feeds in 

 England, ■ 



The eighth fort grows naturally in Carolina -/this has 

 a^fibrous perennial root j the ftalk is branching, and 

 nfes four ittt high j the leaves are kvtxi inches long, 

 and an iiich and a half broad in the middle, ending in 

 acute points ; they are entire and hairy on their un- 

 der fide, fitting clofe to the ftalk. The flowers grow 

 in loofe bunches at the end of the branches; they have 

 oval empalements, compofed of a few fcales which 

 terminate in briftles. The flowers are of a palepur- 



f)le colour, and appear late in fummer, fo are not 

 ucceeded by feeds here. V - 



The ninth fort grows naturally on the tops of moun- 

 tains in Wales and the North of England, and is but 

 feldom kept in gardens. The root is perennial, from 

 which come out one, two, or three ftalks, which rife 

 a foot and a half high ; they are of a deep green co- 

 lour, are channelled, and garniftied with deep green 

 leaves their whole length v thofe at the bottom are 

 indented, but thofe on the upper part of the ftalks 



they are about three inches long, and al- 



' ' From the 



are entire , 



moft one broad, of a dark green colour. 



middle of the ftalk upward, there are branches fent 

 out from the fide, which grow eredt, and fuftain at 

 the top fmall bunches of purple flowers, which have 

 oblong flender empalements a iitde hairy. The flowers 



June, and J 



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