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Sup-Onper 2. Carpuacnat. 
Div. 1. CanpuackAgk VERAE. 
361. SERRATULA. L. Syngenesia Polygamia Aequalis. 
Diminutive of Serra—a saw; in allusion to the serrated leaves. Gaert. 2. f. 
162. Lam. ¢. 666. 
742. S. Inpica, Willd, 3. p. 1642. Tricholepis angustifolia. Wight’s Con. 
Ind. Bot. p. 25. 
Indian Suw-wort.—Inthe black cotton lands about Erroor in S, M. Coun- 
try. Agrateful and agreeable bitter, partaking more of the qualities of 
Succory than Chamomile. (Vr, Lush.) Salsette and Concans. N. 
362. CYNARA. L. Syngenesia Polygamia Aequalis. 
Said to be derived from kuon—a dog; trom the spines of the involucre being 
thought to resemble dogs teeth. Lam. ¢. 663. 
743. C. Scotymus. Willd. 3. p, 1691. C. cardunculus Sprengel syst. 3. p. 
369. Rox. Flora. 3. p. 409. Ainslie. Mat. Ind. |. p. 22. Bot. Mag. t. 2862 and 
t. 3241. : 
Kingin, Artichoke; —of which the Cardoon is a variety.—Cultivated in 
Deccan gardens. 
Bacon says, ‘no herbs have curled leaves, but cabbage and cabbage lettuce; 
none have double leaves, one belonging to the stalk, another to the fruit or 
seed, but the Artichoke.” He could never have seen the Indian Mussaenda; 
the strange looking, white, calycine leaves of which are eaten by the natives. 
363. CARTHAMUS. L. Syngenesia Polygamia Aequalis. 
Said to be derived from an Arabic word, signifying to paint; in allusion to 
the colouring matter obtained from the flowers. Tourn. t. 258. Gaert. 2. ¢. 
161. Lam. ¢. 661, 
744. C. Tinctorius. Rox. Flora 3. p. 409. Crocus indicus. Rumph. Amb. 
5, t. 79. Bot, Reg. t. 170. Ainslie Mat. Ind. 2. p. 364. 
Koosumba, Saffiower,--Cultivated in various parts of the Deccan for the 
use of Dyers, and for the oil obtained from the seeds;—also in Guzerat, to a 
small extent. (Dr. Gibson.) 
366. CENTAUREA, L. Syngenesia Polygamia Frustranea. 
Named after the Centaur Chiron, who was skilled in medicinal herbs, and 
is said to have used a species of Centaury in curing wounds. He is now in 
the Zodiac, under the name of Sagittarius, Lam. ¢. 703. 
745. C. Moscuara. Rox. Flora. 3. p. 444. Moris, Hist.°3.S. 7. t. 25. f, 5. 
Shah-pusund.—sweet Sultan.—in gardens; flowers chiefly during the cold 
seaaon. 
746. C.Cyanus. Wild. 3. p. 2291. Eng. Bot. t. 277. 
The Blue bottle.—in gardens Belgaum. (Mr, Law.) 
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Div. 2. Ecu!noPsEDEZ. 
365. ECHINOPS. t. Syngenesia Polygamia Segregata. 
Echinos—a hedge-hog, and opsis—resemblance; in allusion to the bristly 
heads of flowers, like hedge-hogs. Gaert. 2, ¢. 160. Tourn. t, 262. Lam. t. 719, 
747. E. Ecutnatus. Rox. Flora. 3. p. 447. 
The Globe thistle—an annual, spreading plaat, much like the common this- 
tle; with white flowers in globular spinous heads.—common in the Deccan.— 
At Sidney Point, Mahableshwur.—S. M. Country.(Mr, Law.) 
