SYNGENESIA: POLYGAMIA ^QIJALIS. 457 

 This is the fame plant with the Circium Anglutm I. 

 Roj. Synop. p. 193. and which Mr. Hua/on in his 

 Flor. Anglic, has by miftake called Carduus 

 dijfc5tus. Lin. 

 heknioides CARDUUS foliis ampkxicaulibus lanceolatis den- 

 ^* tatis ; fpinulis in?equalibus ciliatis, caule inermi. 



Sp.pl. 1155. {Clus. hijl. 2. p. 148. Qr^um angii- 

 cum 2. Ger. efn. 1183. Cirfn anglki alia icon Pennei 

 Miller, ic. 94. Haller^ hifi. Helv. n. 180. /. -. opt.') 

 Melancholy Thiftle. Anglis. 

 Cluas-an-fheidh. Gatdis. 



By the fides of rivulets in high ground in Breadal- 

 bane^ AthoU and all parts of the inland high- 

 lands not unfrequent. We obftrv'd it near the 

 foot of Ben-huarddl,m the \i\toi Sky e. if .VH.VIII. 

 The ftalk is five or fix feet high, angular, hollow, 

 a little v/ooUy, hardly at all branched, but fur 

 nilhed with many leaves from the bottom almoft 

 to the top : the radical leaves are of a lon» el- 

 liptic form, and are fupportcd by footflalks : the 

 ftalk-leaves are fcffile and heart fhap'd at the 

 bafe, where they embrace the ftalk, but are {tvtn 

 or eight inches long, and lanceolate upwards : 

 they are all intire white and hoary underneath, 

 but green above, finely dented on the edges, 

 and ciliated wich harmlels prickles : the bra5fe^ 

 or floral leaves near the fummit of the ftalk are 

 fubulaie : the flower is large, ere6l, purple, and 

 fpecious, an inch and half long, and near two 

 inches in diameter when full blown, and termi- 

 nates the ftalk : one and fometimes two more 

 flowers grow below it on long peduncles arifing 



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