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Forticn Genera. 
Thofe of which there is no fpecies native of this country. 
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GUM-SUCCORY. 
GH (OND DD PRS Lele lie 7: 
: HE flower is compofed of numerous flofcules, arranged in a common cup. This is of a cylins 
dric form, and is compofed of numerous fcales, of two kinds 3 thofe of the cylinder are ob- 
long and narrow, thofe at the bafe fhort and broader. 
Each flofcule is flat, fhort, and dented in - 
five places at the end. The feeds are winged with down. 
Linnzeus places this with the others among the /ygenefia, the filaments fupporting united buttons 
in a cylindric form. 
Blue-flowered Gum-Succory. 
Chondrilla flore caruleo. 
_ The root is long, thick, and hung with innu- 
merable fibres. 
The ftalk is upright, firm, round, purplith, 
and divided at the top into a few branches. 
GE Ni 
The leaves are long, narrow, and very beauti- 
fully divided: they are cut into numerous, flen- 
der fegments, like the pinnated leaves. 
The flowers grow at the tops of the branches ; 
and are large and blue. 
It is a native of Italy, and flowers in July. 
C. Bauhine calls it Chondrilla caerulea, 
Ule$ II, 
GARDEN-LETTUCE. 
LACTUCA HORTENS TIS. 
HE flowers are compofed each of numerous flofcules, arranged in a common cup. This is of an 
oblong figure, and rounded at the bate; 
pointed. fcales. 
The feeds are winged with a fimple down, 
Common Lettuce. 
Laétuca vulgaris. 
_ The root is compofed of numerous fibres, cons 
nected to an oblong head. 
The leaves are naturally oblong, broad, irfe- 
gularly waved at the edges, and obtufe at the 
ends; but in thefé, culrure makes innumerable 
varieties and luxuriances, ' : 
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and is compofed of numerous, 
The flofcules on each are narrow, flat, and divided at the end into four fegments, 
NU URES 
fhort, foft, and 
The ftalk is round, thick, two feet high, and 
of a pale green. 
The leaves ftand clofe upon it, and furround 
it at the bafe ; and they are oblong and broad, as 
the others. 
The flowers are fmall, and of a pale yellow. 
It is a wild plant in Italy, flowering in Au- 
guft. 
C. Bauhine calls it Lafuca Sativa. 
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SCORZONER YZ. 
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1E flower is compofed of numerous flofcules, 
dric figure; and is formed of about fifteen leaves, which are long and narrow. Each 
flofcule is fat, and dented in five places at the end, 
arranged ina common cup. This is of a cylin~ 
The feed is winged with down. 
Linneus places this and the preceding among the fyngenefia. 
Tall, narrow-leaved Scorzonera. 
Scorzonera foliis longioribus anguftis. 
The root is long and flender. 
The ftalk is round, firm, upright, and two 
feet high, 
The leaves are very numerous, long, narrow, 
of a pale green, and harp pointed. 
The flowers ftand at the tops of the branches ; 
and are large and purple. 
It is a native of Italy, and flowers in July. 
C. Bauhine calls it Scorzonera angupifolia fub- 
caerulea. 
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