COMPOSITE. 51 



CENTAUREA Linn. 



1. C. nigra Linn. Black Knapweed. 

 Bab. 186. Hook. 235. Benth. 317. 



Banks and pastures. P. June to September. 

 Common. 



2. C. Claims Linn. Corn Blue-bottle. 

 Bab. 186. Hook. 236. Benth. 318. 



Corn-fields. A. June to August. 

 I. " Beyond Martinsell ;" F. J. Roach. Pewsey, corn- 

 fields ; T.F.R. 



3. C. Scabiosa Linn. Great Knapweed. Matfellon. 



Bab. 186. Hook. 235. Benth. 318. 



Fields and hedges. P. July to September. 

 Commonly distributed. 



CARDUUS Linn. 



1. C. nlitans Linn. Musk Thistle. 

 Bab. 188. Hook. 230. Benth. 313. 



1 Waste ground. B. May to August. 

 Commonly distributed. 



2. C. crispus Linn. Welted Thistle. 



Bab. 188. Hook. 230 (C. acanthoides). Benth. 313 (id.). 

 Banks and waste places. B. ? June to August, 

 I. Hedges about Preshute and White Horse Down. 

 III. Hedges along the Aldbourn Road. IY. About Barton 

 Farm. 



3, C. lanceolatus Linn. Spear Thistle. 

 Bab. 188. Hook. 231 (Cnicus). Benth. 314. 



Waste ground. B. July, August. 

 Commonly distributed. 



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