5&0 SYNGENESIA: I^OLIl-GAMIA FRUSTRANEAc 

 The Swedes mix them with tobacco, but more for 



colour than tafte. 

 A water diftiiled fron^ them was formerly recom- 

 mended in inflammations of the eyes, but is 

 now diiufed. 



fcahioja 3. CENTAUREA calycibus ciliatis, foliis pinnati- 

 fidis, pinnis lanceolatis. Sp pi. 1291. {Ger. em 

 727./. 2. Pet. berk /. 22 /. 7. Moris. biji.J.-]. 

 i. 26. fig. tertia ordinis fuperioris) 



Great Knapweed or Matfellon. Anglis. 



In bar-en paftures and corn-fields, but not very 

 common. We obferved it amongft the corn in 

 the Cars of Gourie, &c. %. VII. VIIL 



The {lalk is a yard high, ered, hard, furrow'd^ 

 and branched : the leaves are firm, fmooth, or 

 nightly hairy, all pinnatifid, the lobes ob- 

 tufely lanceolate and dented : the flowers arc 

 purple, fpeciouSj and terminate the branches on 

 long, naked peduncles : the fcales of the calyx 

 have ciliated, fufcous margins : the neuter flo- 

 rets in the rim of the flower are quadrlfid and 

 quinquefid, from 20 to 22 in number, and form 

 a handfomc crown. 



It varies fometimes with white flowers. The feeds 

 rd'-e a winter food to fmall birds. 



POLYGAMIA 



