KNOT BE OOD U © TI oOnNi 9 
Tus Diffection is not needful to his underftanding the Character of the Clafs; fot he 
knew it was an Aggregate, when he faw at Fig. 2. the feparate Cups of the Flowers ; but it 
will prevent doubt, that the Head of Teafell, or any fuch Plant, affumed a different na- 
ture for being extended in length. He will fee that the exterior form of Teafell at 5 and 
6, do not more perfectly agree with thofe of Scabious, at 1 and 2, than the inner con- 
{truction at 7 and 8, with the inner ftru@ture of Scabious at 4. 
Tue Claflical form being now perfectly underftood, we may proceed to ne fubor- 
dinate Diftinctions of Orders, 
_Txoucu the Common or General Cup of the Aggregate Clat is alike or nearly alike in 
_ many, there are great differences in the feparate Cups of the diftin@ Flowers. Thefe dif- 
ferences are fufhiciently obvious and certain, to give the Characters of abfolute diftinétion 
among the Plants, into a number of fubdivifions. In fome, this particular or feparate Cup 
is hollow and plain; in others, it is folded; in others, it is fimply cut down into one 
feries of Segments ; in others, there are two or more ranges ; and there are fome, in which 
this feparate Cup, is only one hollow leaf ; and others, where it is compofed of feveral 
fach hollow Leaves. | 
THESE diftin¢tions will give a fixed and certain divifion of the Clafs, into no lefs than 
feven Xi Orders, which will greatly eafe the fearch after any particular Plant. 
The Seven Oxviins of the AGGrecare Cuass are thefe : 
ORDER I, 
PLANTS having a an Affembled Head of Flowers with feparate Cups, i in which this fea 
parate Cup is of one piece entire, and even at the Edge or Brim. Bh 1. Fig. g. | 
| ORDER J, 
WHOSE particular Cup j 1s entire, but folded at the Brim. Pl. . Fig. 10. 
ORDER I. — 
WHOSE particular Cup is firtiple, or cut into a fingle Series or Range of Segments. 
so tae Fig..rr: 
O.R: DE R... IV: 
Whofe particular Cup is double, or has two Ranges of Segments. Pl 
OR DER ¥- 
Whole particular Cup is til’d, or has feveral Ranges of thefe Segments. Pl. 1. Fig. 13. 
Fok Fig. 12 
ORDER. VI | 
~Wuose particular Cup is formed only of one hollowed oval Leaf. Plate 1, F ig. 14 
ORDER VIL. | 
_Wuose particular Cup is formed of feveral oval hollowed Leaves, Pl. 1. Fig: 1 sre 
In the feven preceding inftances, the Cups are figured alone, feparated from the Com- © 
mon Head, and divefted of their Flowers; that the diftin@ form of each might be feen, 
without the incumbrance or confufion of any other part. But that it may be alfo feen 
how they appear in complex yee they are reprefented in the fucceeding Fi igures with 
the Flowers 1 in them. 
Fig. 16. gives an example of the Even Cup in the Tea/e//, with its Flower. 
Fig. 17. gives an example of the Folded Cup in the Thri ift, with its Flower. 
Fig. 18. of the fimple Cup, in the Globewort, with its Flower. 
4% Fig, 
