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five smaller ones at the base. Feather of the seeds scaly, shorter 
than the seed, and having no stalk. 
Cicuortum Intrysus. Wald Suecory. Chiefly contined 
to a light soil, or one of a gravelly or chalky nature. It is 
a conspicuous plant when in blossom, as its flowers are of 
a bright blue, large, and rayed like a star, standing on the 
stalk in pairs, and very numerous. ‘The stem is from two 
to three feet high, erect, and branched ; the leaves are divided, 
the lower divisions turning towards the stalk. This plant 
might be termed the poor man’s clock, for it opens its blos- 
soms about eight in the morning, and closes them at four, 
when the sun is declining. It is said that the Egyptians eat 
great quantities of it. 
SYNGENESIA. /®QUALIS. 
COROLLIFLORZ, ASTERACEZ. 
ARCTIUM. (Burpocx.) 
Generic Character. Jnvolucre globular ; each of the scales of 
which it is composed have a bent hook at the extremity. 
Arctium Lappa. Common Burdock. Frequent on waste 
places and way-sides, growing three or four feet high, with 
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