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CENTAUREA MONTANA. GREATER BuivueE BOTTLE. 
’ Clafs and Order. 
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SYNGENESIA PoLyGAMIA FRUSTRANEA. - 
Generic Charaer. 
Receptaculum fetofum. Pappus fimplex. Corolle radii infundi-— | 
buliformes, longiores, irregulares. 
Specific Chara&er and Synonyms. 
CENTAUREA montana calycibus ferratis, foliis lanceolatis 
decurrentibus, caulefimpliciflimo. Linn. Syf. 
Vegetab. p. 785+ ony 
CYANUS montanus latifolius S. Verbafculum cyanoides. 
Baub. Pin: 273. 
CYANUS major. Lodel. icon. 548. 
It has been fuggefted by fome of our readers, that too many 
common plants, like the prefent, are figured in this work. — 
We with it to be underftood, that the profeffed defign of | 
the Botanical Magazine is to exhibit reprefentations of fuch. — 
We are defirous of putting it in the power of all who culti- — 
vate or amufe themfelves with plants, to become {cientifically 
acquainted with them, as far as our labours extend; and we 
deem it of more confequence, that they fhould be able to af- 
certain fuch as are to be found in every garden, than fuch | 
as they may never have an opportunity of feeing. On view- | 
ing the reprefentations of objects of this fort, a defire of — 
feeing the original is naturally excited, andthe pleafure is — 
greatly enhanced by having it in our power to poffefs it. | 
But, while we are defirous of thus creating Botanifts, we areno 
lefs anxious to gratify the wifhes of thofe already fuch; and © 
we believe, from a perufal of the Magazine, it will appear — 
that one third of the plants figured, have fome pretenfions to | 
novelty. ‘ | 
The Centaurea montana is a native of the German Alps, — 
flowers during the greateft part of the fummer, is a hardy | 
perennial, and will grow in any foil or fituation, fome will — 
think too readily. co. . 
