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The Spear mjile is a large flrong plant, about 

 four feet high, the extremity of each leaf running out 

 into a long point ; its heads are large, and it grows 

 very commonly by the fides of roads, near dung- 

 hills, and not unfrequently in fields and paftures. 



The Mujk 'Thiftle grows to the height of 2 or 3 

 feet, the heads hang down, and the flowers fmell 

 fomewhat like Muflc ; it is often found occupying 

 whole fields, particularly on chalky or barren land. 



The Marjh Thiflle is very tall and prickly ; its 

 heads are numerous, fmall, and of a red colour; k 

 grows abundantly in wet meadows, alfo in woods. 



The Milk 'Thiftle has very large leaves, which 

 are moll commonly beautifully marbled with white. 

 Near London it appears frequently on banks by 

 road fides i in which fituation we alfo meet with 



The Curled and PFelted Thiftle. Thefe three fel- 

 dom intrude into fields and paftures. 



The Cotton Thiftle is diftinguifhed by its fize, 

 (being perhaps the largeft of the Britifh herbaceous 

 plants) and its white woolly leaves. It grows in 

 the fame fituation as the three laft-mentioned. 



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