botanically arranged. 477 



SERRATULA. Linn. Gen. Plant. 831. 



Serratula foliis lanceolatis, squamis calycinis apice membrana- 

 ceis obtusis patulis color atis, jloribus terminalibus. Syst. Nat. 



DEVIL'S BIT. The root appears as if bitten off. Blossoms 

 purple. Old fields. August — September. 



In England, a plant of the fourth class is called Devil's Bit, 

 the Scabtosa succisa. Linn. Morsus diaboli vulgaris, jlore pur- 

 purea. Park. An infusion of the roots of this plant, in a close 

 vessel, has been found very serviceable in scrophulus complaints. 



CARDUUS. Linn. Gen. Plant. 832. 

 Carduus foliis sinnatis decurrentibus: margine spinosis, caly- 

 cibus pedunculatis solitariis-erectis villosis. Syst. Nat. 



WELTED THISTLE. Blossoms pale red. Road sides. July. 



Carduus foliis sessilibus bifariam pinnatifidis : laciniis alternis 

 erectis, erectis, calycibus globosis villosis. Syst. Nat. 



STAR THISTLE. Friar s Crown. Blossoms purple. In pas- 

 tures. July — August. 



Carduus foliis pinnatifidis spinosis sessilibus, caule inermi, fiori- 

 bus solitariis. Syst. Nat. 



LADIES THISTLE. Blossoms purple. Road sides. July. 



Carduus foliis lanceolatis dentatis amplexicaulibus : spinulis in- 

 /equalibus ciliatis, caule inermi. Syst. Nat. 



YELLOW THISTLE. Blossoms yellow. In Chelsea. June. 



The flowers of thistles have the property of rennet in curd- 

 ling milk. 



CARLINA. Linn. Gen. Plant. 836. 



Carlina caule multifloro corymbose, floribus terminalibus. Syst. 

 Nat. 



FIRE- WEED. Blossoms white. It abounds in new plantations 

 where the ground has been burnt over. Aug. BIDENS 



