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Genus 14. Lapsana. 
L. communis. Nipple-wort. 
Stem branched, panicled. Leaves ovate, toothed with foot-stalks. 
Peduncles slender. A common weed. 2—3 ft. Ann. July and Aug. 
Pale yellow. (|) E. B. 1. 844. E. B. 2. 1104. H. ^rn. 227. 
Bab. 191. Lind. 157. 
L. pusilla. Dwarf Nipple-wort. . Fig. 672. 
Leaves all from the root. Stem branched, peduncles thickened up¬ 
wards. Sandy fields. G-8 in. Ann. June and July. Bright yellow, 
(i) e.B. 1.95. E. B. 2.1105. H.fyArn.227. Bab. 191. Lmd.\57. 
Genus 15. Ciciiorium. 
C. Tntybus. Chicory. Succory. 
Leaves runcinate. Flowers sessile, in pairs. Chalky or dry fields 
and wav-sides. Roots used as a substitute for coffee. 1-3 ft. Perenn. 
July—Sept. Bright blue. (§) E. B. 1. 537. E. B. 2. 1106. H. $• 
Am. 228. J5a6. 191. 162. 
Genus 16. Arctium. 
A. Lappa. Burdock. . Fig. 674. 
Leaves heart-shaped, with petioles, very large. Scales of involucrum 
hooked. Waste places and road-sides; abundant. 3-4 ft. Bienn. 
July and Aug. Purple or white. (g) E.B. 1.1228. E.B.2.\\i)7. 
II. 8f Am. 229. Bab. 184. Lind. 154. 
A. tomentosum. Downy-headed Burdock. Fig. 675. 
Involucrum cottony. A variety of Lappa. Way-sides. 1-4 It. 
Bienn. July and Aug. Purple. (|) E. B. 1.2478. E. B. 2. 1108. 
II. fy Am. 229. Bab. 185. Lind. 154. 
Genus 17. Serratula. 
S. tinctoria. Saw-wort. Fig. 670. 
Leaves pinnatifid, or nearly entire, with sharp serratures. Woods; 
common. Yields a yellow dye. 2-3 ft. Perenn. Aug. and Sept. 
Purple. (|) E. B. 1.38. E.B. 2.1109. H.fy Am. 229. Bab. 185. 
Lind. 154. 
Genus 18. Saussuria. 
S. alpina. Fig. 677. 
Leaves undivided, cottony beneath. Flowers in an umbel-like cluster. 
Moist alpine rocks. G-lOin. Perenn. Aug. Purple. (|) E.B. 
1.599. E.B. 2.1110. II.fyAm. 230. Bab. 183. Lind. 154. 
Genus 19. Carduus. 
C. nutans. Musk Thistle. Fig. 678. 
Leaves decurrent, deeply waved, spinous. Flowers drooping. Waste 
ground. 2-3 ft. Ann. July and Aug. Deep purple. (g) E. B. 
1. 1112. E. B. 2. 1111. H.fyArn. 230. Bab. 188. Lind. 155. 
C. acanthoi des. Welted Thistle. Fig. 679. 
Leaves decurrent, very spinous. Flowers in heads, nearly sessile. 
Road-sides; common. 3-5 ft. Ann. July. Purple or white, (g) 
E. B. 1.973. E. B. 2. 1112. II. Am. 230. Bab. 188. Lind. 155. 
C. tenuiflorus. Slender-flowered Thistle. Fig. 680. 
Leaves decurrent, pinnatifid, spinous, rather cottony beneath. Waste 
places. 2-4 ft. Ann. June and July. Pale rose-colour. (|) E.B. 
1.412. E.B. 2.1113. H. fy Am. 230. Bab. 188. Lind. 156. 
