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of pale yellow flowers. The central flower which 

 terminates each branch has the fhorteft peduncle. 



The peduncles are not always downy, but become 

 fmooth as the plant grows old. 

 ajper. There is a variety of this plant with a more rigid 



and more prickly leaves, which fome authors 

 make a diftind fpecies. vid, jig, Jequentes, (Ger, 

 em, 291./. I, 2. Fet, herb, t, 14./. 4, 5, y ejus 

 varietates f. i, 2, 3. PluL aim. t, 61. f. ^, Loes, 

 Prufs. /. 77 y 78. Moris, hift, /. 7. /. 2./ 5. 

 i^ 8. ordinis inferioris, Blaekwell. /. 30. 



This as well as the former varies with intire and 

 laciniated leaves, as appears from the diflferent 

 figures. 



The young tender leaves of fow-thiftle arc in fome 

 countries boil'd and eaten as greens. They arc 

 of a cooling nature, and applied outwardly, by- 

 way of catapiafm, have been found ferviceable 

 in inflammatory fwellings and carbuncles Swine, 

 Hares, and rabbits are fond of them. 



The flov/ers open about fix or feven o'clock in 

 the morning, and fliut up again at eleven or 

 twelve. 



LACTUCA. Gen. pL 909. 



Receptaculum nudum. Cal. imbricatus, cylindricus, 



margine membranaceo. Pappus flmpiex itipita- 



tus. 



virofa i. LACTUCA foliis horizontalibus, carina aculeatis 



dentatis, Sp. pL 11 19. {Ger, em, ';^oc). f. i. Pet. 



herb. 



