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8 . Cnicus exio uus, capite cancel 

 lato, Jemine tomtntofo. \ Lift. Small 

 Diftaff-thiltle, whole Head is cover- 

 ed with a netted Hood, and the Seeds 

 are downy. 



9. Cnicus p$tycepbctlot canefcens, 

 aculeis fia'vefecntibus munitus. Inf. 

 R. H. Many-headed Diilaff-thiille, 

 armed with yeliow Spines. 



The Blefled-thiftle is cultivated in 

 Gardens for the Herb, which is dried 

 and preferved for medicinal Ufes j 

 but of late Years it hath been in lefs 

 Ufe than formerly ; for which Rc;:- 

 fbn there is but little of it now pro- 

 pagated ; though it is by fome emi- 

 nent Phyficians held in great Re- 

 pute. 



This, being an annual Plant, is 

 only rais'd by Seeds, which fhould 

 be fown in Autumn, or very early in 

 the Spring : when the Plants are 

 come up, they Ihould be either trans- 

 planted, or hoed out to about nine 

 or ten Inches Diftance from each 

 other, that the Plants may hav e room 

 to fpread, obferving alfo to keep 

 them clear from Weeds ; and when 

 the Plants are in full Flower, they 

 ihould be cut off, and laid to dry in 

 a fhady Place j and after they are 

 thoroughly dry, they may be tied 

 op into Bundles, and hung up in a 

 dry Room upon Strings in Rows, fo 

 that the Air may pa(s freely between 

 them, which will prevent their grow- 

 ing mouldy or rotting, which they 

 are very fubjecl to, if laid too clofe, 

 or kept in a moiil Place. 



The fecond Sort is alfo ranged in 

 the Catalogue of Simples ufed in 

 Medicine; but at prefent it is wholly 

 rejected: this and the fourth Sort 

 are annual Plants, which may be 

 fown on a Bed of common Earth in 

 the Spring, where they are to re- 

 main; for they do not bear tranf- 

 planting well : the Plants mould be, 

 left a Foot and an half af under, espe- 



cially the fourth ; for this will grow 

 four Feet high, and fpread wide : 

 thefe are of the Thiftle-kind ; fo 

 are feldom preferved but by Bota- 

 nies. 



The third and feventh Sorts are 

 abiding Plants, and do not ramble : 

 the third commonly grows about two 

 Fceth'gh; but the feventh feldom 

 rifes above fix or eight Inches : thefe 

 two Sorts feldom perfect their Seeds 

 in Englo 7.,'; fo are incrcafed by part- 

 ing their Roots every third Year in 

 Autumn: they fhouJd have a dry 

 Soil, and a flickered Situation. 



The fixth Sort is alfo perennial ; 

 but is a tall Plant, and, having but 

 little beauty, rarely is admitted into 

 Gardens : this ripens Seeds very well 

 in England, which will grow in al- 

 moin any Soil or Situation. 



The fifth Sort grows to theHcight 

 of eight or nine Feet, and becomes 

 fhrubby : but unlefs this is planted 

 in a very dry rubbifhing Soil, and a 

 warm Situation, it will not live 

 through the Winter in England, nor 

 will it ripen Seeds in this Country. 



The rinth is an annual Plant, 

 which ufually grows about three 

 Feet high, and is armed in a fingu- 

 lar manner with yellow Spines : this 

 will ripen Seeds the Autumn after 

 fowing, and will require little Cul- 

 ture. 



The eighth Sort feldom rifes more 

 than fix Inches high : it is an annual 

 Plant, which rarely ripens Seeds in 

 England : there is no other Beauty 

 in it than the fine netted Cover to 

 the Heads. 



CO A. We have no Engltjh Name 

 for this Plant. 



The CharaSlers are ; 



// hath a globular bell- ft aped flow- 

 er, ccnf.fing of one Leaf, from nvhofe 

 Cup arifes a multif.d Pointal, fxtd 

 like a Kail in the hinder Part of the 

 Flciver ; which aft a ward becomes a 



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