CR DUCUS ARVEN SIS: CURSED THISTLE. 
Linn. Gen. PL. SYNGENESIA PorvcaMiA AZQUALIS. 
Cal. ovatus, imbricatus, fquamis fpinofis. Receptaculum pilofum. 
Ram Syn. Gen. 9. HERBA FLORE EX FLOSCULIS FISTULARIBUS COMPOSITO, SIVE 
CAPITATA, 
CARDUUS arven/is foliis feffilibus, incifis, dentatis, fpinofis ; caule multifloro; radice repente. 
SERRATULA arven/is foliis dentatis, fpinofis. Linn. Syff. Veg. ed.14. Murr. p. 724. Sp. Pl. 1149. 
FL. Suec. 715. 
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CIRSIUM caule angulofo, ramofo, folis femipinnatis, pinnis angulofis, fpinofis, calycibus longis 
inermibus.  He/. Hif. 171. > 
CIRSIUM arvenfe, folus lanceolatis,. dentatis, fpinofis ; calycinis fquamis tomentofis, inermibus, 
ariftatis. Scopoli FI. Carn. n. 1001. 
CARDUUS vinearum repens, fonchi folio. Baub. Pin. 387. Ceanothos f, viarum et vinearum repens. 
Park. 959. vulgatiflimus viarum. Ger. emac. 1179. Rai Syn. 194. Common Way- 
Thiftle, or rather Creeping-Thiftle. Hud/on FI, Angl. ed. 2. p. 349. 

RADIX perennis, teres, craffitie fere digiti minimi, 
fordide albida, profunde defcendens, repens, 
undique longiffime fe protendens. 
ROOT perennial, round, almoft the thicknefs of the 
little finger, of a dirty white colour, pene- 
trating deeply, and creeping far and wide. 
CAULIS tripedalis, et ultra, erectus, fubramofus, bafi 
STALK three feet or more in height, upright, fome- 
teres, lanuginofus, fuperne angulatus, levis. 
what branched, at the bafe round, and 
fomewhat woolly, above angular, and 
Ímooth. 
FOLIA feffilia, alterna, lanceolata, incifo-fubpinnati- 
fida, fubcompreffa, finuata, undulato-crifpata, 
fpinofa, fuperne levia, viridia, fubtus palli- 
diora, vix villofiufcula, fuprema fübintegra.. 
LEAVES feffile, alternate, lanceolate, cut in fo as to 
be fomewhat pinnatifid, the fides fomewhat 
preffed together, finuated, waved and curled, 
{pinous, above {mooth, green, beneath paler, 
{carcely villous, the uppermoft ones almott 
entire. 
FLORES pallide purpurei, mediocres, fuaviffime odo- 
rati. 
FLOWERS. middle-fized, of a pale purple colour, 
very fragrant. 
FLOWER-STALKS leafy, one or two-flowered, 
above fomewhat woolly. 
PEDUNCULI foliofi, uniflori, fubbiflori, fuperne 
fubtomentofi. 
CALYX communis ovatus, apice contra&tus, imbrica- 
-tus, {quamis numerofis, appreffis, lanceolatis 
dorfo acutis, apice appendiculatis, mucro- 
natis, purpurafcentibus, mucronibus fubre- 
flexis, mitibus, fir. 1. 
CALYX common to all the florets ovate, contracted at 
top, imbricated, the {cales numerous, preffed 
clofe, lanceolate, fharp at the back, termi- 
nated by a pointed appendage, purplifh, 
points turning a little back, and mild, fg. 1. 
COROLLA: «compofita, tubulofa, uniformis; Coro/- 
lule omnes hermaphrodite, fubzequales, mo- 
nopetale, infundibuliformes, zo tenuiffimo, 
limbo quinquefido, reflexo, laciniis linearibus, 
unica profundius feparata, /fg. 2. 
COROLLA compound, tubular, uniform, all the 
p cy 
Florets hermaphrodite, nearly equal, mono- 
petalous, funnel-fhaped, the se very flen- 
der, the limb divided into four, linear, re- 
flexed fegments, one more deeply divided 
than the reft, fir. 9. 
STAMINA; FiLAMENTA 5, capillaria, breviffima, 
alba; ANTHERA cylindracea, corolla bre- 
vior, ore quinquedentato, dentibus apice 
albis. 
STAMINA: five capillary Frnaments, very fhort 
and white; ANTHER& united into a cylin- 
der, fhorter than the corolla, the mouth 
5-toothed, the teeth white at the tips. 
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PISTILLUM: Geren ovatum, compreffum ; STv- 
Lus filiformis, ftaminibus longior, ex albido- 
rubellus; Sricma obtufum, demum bifidum. 
PISTILLUM: GznMzN ovate, compreffed ; Srvrx 
filiform, longer than the flamina, of a 
whitifh red colour; Sriema_ obtufe, finally 
bifid. 
SEMINA linearia, obfolete tetragona; Pappus plu- 
SEEDS linear, [lightly four-cornered; Down fea- 
mofus, feffilis, fg. 4. 
thery, feflile, fg. 4. 
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RECEPTACULUM pilofum, pilis nitentibus, ig. 5. à& RECEPTACLE hairy, hairs glofly, fe. 5. 
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The feveral genera of Carduus, Cirfium, and Serratula are in many inftances fo nearly allied, that Botanifls 
are frequently at a lofs for a character which fhall difcriminate them; without entering at prefent into a laboured 
difquifition on this fubje&, we fhall only remark that to whatever genus the Ma/b Thifile belongs (already 
figured in this work) this belongs to the fame, if that be a Thiftle, this muft alfo be one; moreover, independent 
of the charafiers to be drawn from the fru&tification, every one will allow that it has more the habit of a 
Carduus than a Serratula, à 
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