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6. nigra. L. {DC. pr. 6, p. 571 ;— -E. B. 4, t. 278.— Cyanus niger, 

 Gdrtn. fr. 2, p. 382, t. 161,/. 4. — Jacea nigra, Cass. — Rhaponticum 

 ciliatum, Lam.) 2/.. Meadows of Europe. Fl. large, bright purple, R. 

 and C. S. ; fr. C. S. 



T.phrygia, L. {DC. pr. 6, p. 573 ; — fl. dan. t. 520. — Lepteranthus hy- 

 grometricus, Cass.) %. Alpine meadows of France, Switzerland, 

 Piedmont, Germany, and Denmark. Fl. large, violet, red, C. S. ; 

 fr. March. 



8. Cyanus, L. {DC. pr. 6, p. 578 ;— £. B. 4, t. 277 ;— /. Grah. Cat. B. 

 pi. p. 95. — Jacea segetum. Lam. — Cyanus arvensis, Mimch.' — Cyanus 

 segetum, C. Bauh. — Cyanus vulgaris. Lob. ; Cass.) Corn Blue-bot- 

 tle. © Corn-fields of Europe. Fl. large, bright blue, with a pur- 

 plish disk, Feb. and March ; fr. April. 



S.paniculata, L. {DC. pr. 6, p. 58-3. — Jacea paniculata. Lam.) c^ Hills 

 and sterile places of S. France, Spain, Italy, &c. Fl. largish, white, 

 R. S. 

 10. melitensis, L. (Syn. uncertain. — DC. pr. 6, p. 593.) © Malta. Sici- 

 ly. Madeira, TenerifFe. Fl. largish, yellow, Feb. and March ; fr. 

 April. 

 U.sphcBrocephala,, L. {DC. pr. 6, p. 599.— B. M. 52, t. 2551.— C. 

 csespitosa, Vahl.) %. Dry maritime places of Italy. Sicily. Corsica. 

 Sardinia, Spain, and N. Africa. Fl. large, purple, C. S. 

 Cnicus, Vaill. {DC. pr. 6, p. 606.) 



1. benedictus, L. {DC. I. c. ; — Gdrtn. fr. 2, p. 385, t. 165, /. 5. — Cen- 

 taurea benedicta, L. ; — Roxb. H. B. p. 62. — Carduus benedictus, 

 Cam. — Calcitrapa lanuginosa. Lam.) © Stony and cultivated places 

 of Persia, Tauria, Greece, &c. Fl. large, yellow, Feb. and March. 

 Carthamus, Tournef. {DC. pr. 6, p. 611.) 



c. tinctorius, L. {DC. o. c. p. 612 ,—B. Reg. 2, t. 170 ■,— Gurt7i. fr. 2, 

 p. 375, t. 161,/. 2;— Lam. ill. t. 661,/ S.—Roxb.fl. ind. 3, p. 409; 

 —J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 95 -.—Rumph. 5, t. 79,/ 2,) ^^^^ Koosoom, 

 Safflower. © India, from whence it has wandered into Egypt, the 

 Levant, N. Africa, Europe, Madeira, &c. Fl. large, deep orange, C. S. ; 

 fr. H. S. Cultivated in India for the use of the dyers, as also for the 

 oil obtained from the seeds. {Roxb.) 

 SiLYBUM, Vaill. {DC.pr. 6, p. 616.) 



1. marianum, Giirtn. {fr. 2, p. 378, t. 168, / 2; — DC. l. c. — Carduus 

 marianus, L. ;—E. B. 14, t. 976;— Roxb. H. B. p. 60.— Silybum 

 maculatum, Mbnch. — Cirsium maculatum, Scop. — Carthamus macu- 

 latus. Lam.) © S. Europe. England. W. Asia. Fl. large, purplish, 

 Feb. and March,; fr. H. S. 

 Onopordon, Vaill. {DC.pr. 6, p. 617.) 



I. Acanthum, L. {DC. o. c. p. 618 ;—£. B. 14, /. 977 ;—Roxb. H. B. 

 p. 60. — Acanos Spina, Scop.) Cotton Thistle, cf' Europe. Fl. large, 

 deep purple, C. S. 



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