29^ I'OLYANDRIA POLYGYNIA. 



133. opt. Moris, hifi.f. 12. /. 2. /. 2. Ger. em. <)Z^, 

 /•12) 



Globe-Flower. AngUs, 



Lucken-Gowan, i. e. Cabbage-Daifie. Scotis, 



At the foot of mountains, and by the fides of their 

 rivulets frequent •, as at Brumlanrig, the feat of 

 the Duke of ^eenjhur}\ in Nithfdale ; at Corrys- 

 Lyn^ the famous fall of the Clyde % and at Cart- 

 land rocks, near Lanerky dec. Dr. Parjons like- 

 wife obferved it in Carubber-Den^ two miles from 

 l^inlithgcw^ and in Achendenny wood. "^ . VI. 



The leaves are divided firft into five fegments down 

 to the bafe ; the fegments are again divided each 

 about half way into two or three lobes, which 

 lobes are fliarply indented on the edges : the flalk 

 is a foot high, and fcarcely branched : the flower 

 is yellow, globofe and fpecious : the petals 12 

 or 14, difpofed commonly into four feries, with- 

 in one another, and mcurved, the exterior ones 

 greenilli, and indented irregularly at the top : 

 the Ne^aria are in number from 9 to 16, linear, 

 plane, incurv'd, and perforated on the infide at 

 the bafe. 



The country people in Sweden ftrew their floors and 

 pavements on holydays with the flowers, which 

 have a pleafant fmell, and arc ornamental in gar^ 

 dens. Our northern poet makes the young laird 

 wifli to gather thefe flowers to weave a chaplet 

 for his Katy's brow ; 



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