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plentifully ; and may be allowed a 

 Place in a fhady Border, for Variety - 



SCABIOSA, Scabious. 



Tbe Characters are ; 

 It hath a fiofculaus FlagWff, csn- 

 Jijfmg of many unequal Florets, con- 

 tained in a common Emblement : fome 

 cf thefe, which occupy the Middle, are 

 act info four or f-ve Segments ; the 

 reft, which are placed at th-e Edge, 

 <sre if labia ted: each of thefe fit on the 

 %sp of an Embryo, which is crowned ; 

 4*d is contained in a proper Empak- 

 wsu&t, which afterward becomes a 

 Capfule, either Jimple, or funnel-jhap- 

 ed+ pregnant with a Seed crown d, 

 winch before was the Embryo. 



The Species are ; 



1. Scabiosa pratenfis hirfuta, 

 f&e otfiicinarum. C. B.P. Common 

 lield Scabious. 



2. Scabiosa in tegri folia glabra, 

 rmtdice prtemorfa. H. L. Whole-ieav'd 

 Scabious, or DevilVbit. 



3 . Scabiosa fella :a t folii non dif 

 ptBb. C. B. P. Starred Scahioi^, 

 With an undivided Leaf. 



4. Scabiosa jiellata, folio laci- 

 niiato^ major. C. B. P. Greater 

 ftarred Scabious, wich a cut Leaf 



5. Scabiosa peregrina rubra, ca- 

 pitals oblango. C. B. P. Red Indian 

 Scabious, with longifh Pleads, com- 

 monly called Mufk Scabious. 



6. Scabiosa perrgrina, cupitulo 

 ehlongo, fore cameo, ti. R. Par. In- 

 tteavGr Mufk Scabious, with longifn 

 Heads, and a'ftefh-c.^our'd Flower. 



7. Scabiosa perrgrina, capitulo 

 eblomgo, fore atro-purpweo. H. R. 

 Par. Indian or Mufk Siab-ous, with 

 long: (h Heads, and a dark -purple 

 Flower. 



8. 3cabiosa peregrina, capitulo 

 thlongo, fore "jariegato. H. R. Par, 

 Indian or Mufk Scabious, with ob- 

 long Heads, and a variegated Flow- 

 er. 



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Q. Scabiosa bidica prolifet-Q. H. 

 Edinb. Indian childin.g Scabious. 



10 Scabiosa Africana frutefcens. 

 Par. Bat, Ic. Africa?/, fhrubby Sca- 

 bious. 



1 1. Scabiosa Africana frutef ens, 

 folio rigido fplendente ferrato fore al- 

 bicante. H. A. Africa fhrubby 

 Scabious, with a ftiff mining terraced 

 Leaf, and a whitifh Flower. 



12. Scaijiosa Alpina, folio cen- 

 taurii majoris. C. B. P. Alpine Sca- 

 bious, with a greater Centaury- 

 leaf. 



13. Scabiosa fruticans lati folia 

 alba. C. B. P. White broad-leav'd 

 fhrubby Scabious. 



14. Scabiosa fruticans latifolia, 

 fotibui ad c^ruleum incltnantibus. 

 C. B. P. Broad-leav'd fhrubby Sca- 

 bious, with Flowers inclining to 

 blue. 



1*5. Scabiosa frutefcens a ngufifo- 

 lia alba. C. B. P. White narrow- 

 leav'd fhrubby Scabious. 



16. Scabiosa mult if do folio, fore 

 Jiavefccnie. €. R ? Scabious with 

 a varioufly-d- vided Leaf, and a yel- 

 low: fix Flower. 



17 S ( : a b 1 o s \ mc^tcna glabra, fo- 

 fits fcabi ,c vulgaris. C. B. P. Moun- 

 tain fmooth-leav'd Scabious. 



1 3. Scabiosa montana latifolia 

 non I acini at a, rubra CSf prima. C. B. 

 P. The firft red broad-ieav'd moun- 

 tain Scabious, not jagged. 



19. Scabiosa latifolia rubra non 

 laciniata, fecunda. C. B. P. The 

 fecond red broad-leav'd Scabious, 

 not jagged. 



20 Scabiosa argent ea angufti fo- 

 lia. C. B. P. Narrow filver-leav'd 

 Scabious. 



21. Scabiosa Sicula fruticans, 

 laureola folio,- fubtus incano. Inf. R. 

 H. bhrubby Sicilian Scabious, with 

 a Sparge-lauTel-leaf, hoary under- 

 neath. 



22. Scaeiosa frutefcens, Jfcfitt 



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