SYNGENESIA : POLYGAMIA iEQUALlS. 



obferved it about the king's feat at Dunkeld, &c. 

 %. VIII. 



The ftalk is a yard high, ered and firm, and ter- 

 minated with an umbel of yellow flowers : the 

 leaves on the ftalk are numerous, diftant from 

 each other, fmooth, of a narrow elliptic form, 

 dented on the edges, and fometimes intire : the 

 peduncles are furniflied with hraclete : the calyx is 

 fmooth and of a livid color: the receptacle is 

 rough, and pierced deeply with little cells. 



There is a variety of this fometimes found with nar- 

 row grafs-like leaves, (vid. Pet. herb.t, 13./. 12. 



And alfo another variety with a ftalk not above 9 

 inches high, bearing often only a fingle flower, 

 the leaves nearly oval and intire, and rough on 

 the edges. (Dillen. Eph. Nat. Gur. Cent. V. VI. 

 Append, p. 36. tab. 13./. i. Vaillant. 48. j 



This Mr. Stuari obferv*d about Loch-Rannochy in 

 Verthjhire. 



Thefe are ufed in Sweden to dye yarn of a fine yel- 

 low color. 



CREPIS. Gf». p/. 914. 

 Recept. nudum. Cal. calyculatus fquamis deciduis.. 



Pappus plumofus, ftipitatus. 

 CREPIS foliis lanceolato-runcinatis feffilibus Isevi- 

 bus, inferioribus dentatis. Ltn, fyjl. nat. p. 525. 

 Sp. pi. 1 135. {Ger. em. 297. /. 4. Moris, hiji. yl 

 7. /. 7./. 29. Pet. herb, t. I2. /. 6, 7. ^ ejus va- 

 rietas t. 12. /. 3, 4, 5.) 

 Smooth Succory Hawkweed. Anglis, 



In 



