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Ecurnops stricrus. Urerigutr Giope- 
THISTLE. ; 
Class and Order. = 
SYNGENESIA; PotyeamiA SEGREGATA. 
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Generic Character. 
Calyces uniflori. Corollule tubulose hermaphrodite. 
Receptaculum setosum. Pappus obsoletus. 
Specific Character. 
Etuinops strictus ; caule simplici stricto unifloro, foliis ero- 
so-pinnatifidis spinuloso-dentatis supra glabris subtus 
tomentosis. 
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Descr. Stem erect, simple, three or four feet high, 
furrowed, somewhat woolly. Leaves alternate, half-stem 
einbracing, unevenly pinnatifid, toothed ; teeth terminated 
With a small spine. Peduncle terminal, elongated, rounded, 
Jearing a large globular head of florets without any 
tnyolucre. Calyx (proper) imbricate: leaflets lanceolate 
with a bristly point, the inner ones largest. Florets tu- 
ular ; tube white: limb linear, revolute; bright blue. 
Anthers blue, soon turning brown: stigma deeper blue, 
bifid, revolute. -Germen oblong, hairy, white. Pappus 
lone. Receptacle bristly ; but the bristles adhere to the 
bottom of the calyxes, and when these are pulled off the 
“*ceptacle is left naked and honey-combed. : 
R MS appears to be an undescribed species. Native of 
ussia. Communicated by Aytmer Bourke Lampert, 
$q. In September 1823, and was raised at Boyton, from 
D; S received from Dr. Fiscuer, late of Gorenki, but now 
rector of the Imperial botanic garden at St. Petersbur gh. 
