596. CONFEDERATE MALES. EQUAL POLYG. CnicUS 



926. CNICUS. Cat. egg'd, imbricated with fcales 



branch - thorny, fenced with bractes. 

 Coroltets equal. 



qleraceus. 1. C. leaves feather-ckft keel'd naked, brakes concave 

 intire fubcolour'd. potherb. 



Erifiihaks. 4. C. leaves ftem-clafping feather-cleft awn-faw'd, pe- 

 duncles bowing, calyxes glutinous. 

 ferox* 8. C. leaves decurrent ligulate tooth - thorn'd, ftem 



branchy erect. ferocious, 



pygmcus. 2. C. leaves feifile fublinear moil crowded, calyx un- 

 arm 'd. pyg m y* 



Acarna. 7- C. leaves decurrent lanced undivided, calyx feather- 



thorn'd 

 fpinofiJJtTnus. 3. C. leaves ftem-clafping finus-feather'd thorny, ftem 

 fimple, flowers feilile. mofl thorny. 



Centaur oides. $. C. leaves feather - cleft, calyxes parch'd : fcales 

 pointed. Centaury -like. 



uniflorus. C. leaves feather-cleft, calyx parch'd hairy, one- 



flower d. 



ccrnuus. 6. C. leaves hearted, petioles curPd thorny ftem-clafp- 

 ing, flow-ers bowing, calyxes parch'd. h owing. 



927. ONOPORDON. Receptacle honey-comb'd. 



Cal. fcales dagger'd. 



Jcanthiwn. 1. O. calyxes ragged : fcales expanding, leaves egg- 

 oblong finuous. 



illyricum. ■ 2. O. calyxes ragged : inferiour fcales hook'd, leaves 

 lanced feather-cleft. Ulyrian. 



orab'uum. 3. O. calyxes imbricated. arabian. 



acaulon. 4. O. ilemlefs. ftemlefs. 



gracum. O. calyxes ragged cobweb - downy, leaves thorny 



awl-lanced finuous downy. S. greek. 



.928. CYNARA. Cal, dilated, imbricated with 

 fcales Jlefhy, end-nick'd witha'point. 



Scolymus, 1. C. leaves rather thorny feathcr'd and undivided, calyx- 

 fcales egg'd. 



2. C. 



