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ino- a sort of corymb; the branches spreading and bending back: the 

 flowers numerous, chistcred, upright, pubescent, flesli-colourcd, all 

 growing one way. It is a native of Europe, flowering in July. 



Tlie second species has tlie leaves much narrower, and the heads 

 furnished with a greater number of ihcni than those of the first sort, 

 which grow more compact, and are closely set on their edges -w'llh 

 hairs: the offsets are globular, their leaves turning inward at the top, 

 and lying close over each other; these are thrown oft" from between 

 the larger heads, and, falling on the ground, take root, whereby it 

 propagates very fast: the flower-stalks are smaller, and do not rise 

 so hio-h as those of the former; and the flowers are of a paler colour. 

 It is a native of Russia, Austria, &c. flowering in June and July. 



The third has much shorter and narrower leaves than the first : 

 the heads are small and very compact: tlie leaves are gray, sharp- 

 pointed, and have slender white threads crossing from one to the 

 other, intersecting each other in various manners, so as in some mea- 

 sure to resemble a spider's web: the flower-stalks about six inches 

 high, succulent and round, having awl-shaped succulent leaves 

 placed on them alternately: the upper part divides into two or three 

 branches, upon each of which is a single row of flowers ranged on 

 one side; each composed of eight lanceolate petals, of a bright red 

 colour, with a deep-red line running along the middle; they spread 

 open in form of a star. It is a native of Switzerland and Italy, 

 flowering in June and July. 



The fourth species greatly resembles the first, but the leaves are 

 smaller, and have no indentures on their edges: the offsets spread out 

 from the side of the older heads, and their leaves are more open and 

 expanded: the flower-stalk is nine or ten inches ingh, having some 

 narrow leaves below; the upper part is divided into three or four 

 branches, closely set with deep red flowers composed of twelve pe- 

 tals, and twenty-four stamens with })urple anthers. It is a native of 

 Germany, &c. flowering in June and .July. 



The fifth rises with a fleshy smooth stalk eight or ten feet high, 

 dividing into many branches, which arc terminated by round heads 

 or clusters of leaves lying over each other hke the petals ol'a double 



