44« SYNGENESIA : POLYGAMIA ^QUALIS. 

 alpim 2. S. calycibus fubhirfutis ovatis, foliis indivilis. 5^. 

 pi. 1 1 45. (PluL alm.t. 154,/. 3. Gmelin. FL Sibir. 

 2,p 67. /. 26. Ger. em. 1184. /. 7. Moris, hift. 

 f. 7. t. i^.f. I. Ofi. Dan, t. i^. -jar^ foliis lance- 

 olatis angujlis.) 



Alpine Saw-wort. Alpine foft Thiftle. Anglis. 



It grows on the fides of the highland mountains in 

 many places, as among the rocks on the eaftcrn 

 fide of Mal'gbyrdy^ and near the top of Ben-^ 

 cruipen, in Breadalbane -^ on the north fide of 

 Stuic-an lochain^ in Glen-lyon\ upon Ben-achala- 

 der^ and Ben-dotha^ in Gknorchy •, and upon 

 Malmore^ a mountain in Glenco, in Upper-Lorn, 

 about two thirds of the wa>. We found it alfo 

 upon a Braey a mik from Tali[kar^ in the ifle of 

 i^kye^ between the two rocks called Great and 

 Little Breeze- HilL We are informed that it has 

 been gathered likewife in the lowlands nearilfc/- 

 /^/, in j^mmndaie^ fo that it is not a very fcarcc 

 plant in North-Britain. 14. VIII. IX. 



It is commonly about to or 12 inches high, but va^ 

 ries from fix inches to two feet : the leaves arc 

 ulually of an oval lanceolate figure, fparingly 

 dented, or flightly finuated on the edges, and 

 ' woolly uniiemeath ; but thefe again vary very 



much, being fom.etlmes nearly heart-fhap'd, and 

 at other times of a narrow lanceolate form : the 

 llalk is firm, unbranch'd, woolly and reddifh : the 

 flowers are purple and grow in a clufter at the 

 top, with one or two at a little diftance below : 

 the calyx when mature is cylindrical : the fcales 



are 



