44« SYNGENESIA : POL YG AMI A ^QUALIS. 

 ^Ipina 2. S. calycibus fubhirfutis ovatis, foliis indivifis. Sp.. 

 pi. I J 45. (Phik, aim, t. 154./. 3. Gmelin. FL Sibir. 

 2. p 6-]. /. 26. Ger. em. 1184. /. 7. Moris, hifi, 

 f. 7. /. 29./. I. Of J. Z)rt«. i. ^j. 'vnr, foliis lance- 

 olatis angujiis.) 

 Alpine Saw-wort. Alpine foft Thiftle. A7tglis, 

 It grows on the fides of the highland mountains in 

 many places, as among the rocks on the eaftern 

 fide of Mal-ghyrdy, and near the top of Ben- 

 cruipen, in Breadalbane ; on the north fide of 

 Stuic-an-lochaifj, in Ghi-ljcn -, upon Ben-achala- 

 der^ and Ben-dotha, In Glenorchy ; and upon 

 Malmore^ a mountain in ^Im^-, in Upper-Lorn, 

 about two thirds of the \yiLy.^/^c found it alfo 

 upon a Brae, a mile from Tali/J:ary in the ifle of 

 ^kye, between the two rocks called Great and 

 Little Breeze- Hill. We are informed that it has 

 been gathered likewife in the lowlands near Mof- 

 fat, in Annandaie, fo that it is not a very fcarce 

 plant in North-Britain. % . Vlll. IX. 



It is commonly about 10 or 12 inches high, but va- 

 ries from fix inches to two feet : the leaves arc' 

 ulually of an oval lanceolate figure, fparingly 

 dented, or (lightly finuated on the edges, and 

 woolly underneath -^ but thefe again vary very- 

 much, being fometimes nearly heart-lhap'd, and 

 at other times o{ a narrow lanceolate form : the 

 ftalk is firm, unbranch'd, woolly and reddiih : the 

 flowers are purple and grow in a duller at the 

 top, with one or two at a little diftance below : 

 the calyx when mature is cylindrical : the fcales 



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