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The BRITISH H E P. B A L. 
II. Woolly-headed Thiftle. 
Carduus tommtofus. 
The root is fibrous. 
The llalk is thick, upright, branched, and 
Eve leet iiigh. 
The leaves arc long, and inoderatciy broad ; 
and they arc very beautifully divided ; fomewhac 
in tlie manner ot the fpear-thiftles, but with more 
numerous and more regular fcgments. Their co 
loui" is a deep green. 
The flowers grow at the tops of the branches 
in large woolly heads ; and they are of a fine deep 
purpU'. ^ 
We have it in our wcftcrn counties, but not 
common. It Rowers in Auguif. 
C.Bauhine calls it Carduus ccipile rotimdo lomen- 
tofo. Others, Carduus eriocephalus, and Corona 
fratrum. 
12. Lady's Thiftle. 
Carduus Marix. 
This is a (lately and very beautiful plant and, 
if brought from a remote part of the world, 
would be eftcemed in gardens. 
The root is long, and furnilhed with nume- 
rous fibres. 
The (lalk is upright, firm, regularly branched, 
and five feet high. 
The leaves are very large, long, broad, irregu- 
larly notched at the edge, of a deep, fine green 
colour, and veined and variegated with white. 
The flowers are very large and purple, and 
the heads are priikly. 
It is common in wafte places, and Bowers in 
July- 
C. Bauhine calls it Carduus alUs maatUs uotalus 
'^ul'aris. Others, Carduus laSeas. 
13. Hairy Lady's Thiftle. 
Carduus MarU hirfutus. 
The root is fibrous and white. 
The Iialk is upright, prickly, firm, not much 
branched, and four feet high. 
The leaves are very large, long, broad, den- 
tated, and finuated at the edges, of a pale green, 
fomewhat hairy, and not at all variegated with 
white : they are fct with fharp prickles, and co- 
ver the flialk very thick. 
The flowers grow at the tops of the branches 
in large heads ; and are of a pale red. 
It is not unfrequent in wafte grounds, and 
flowers in July, 
Ray calls it Cardials MarU hirfutus non niacu- 
lalus. 
14, Cotton- Thiftle, 
Carduus tomentofus acanthium di^us. 
The root is long, white, and hung with many 
fibres. 
The firft leaves are extremely broad, Qightiy 
indented, ftiarp pointed, of a whitifti green, cov- 
ered vvitli a cottony matter, and fe't round with 
prickles. 
The italk is five feet high, edgrtl with prickly 
membranes, and let thick witli tlie lame kind ot 
leaves. 
The flowers ftand in very large heads ; and 
are of a bright red, with a tinge of purple. 
It is common on ditch-banks, and flowers in 
July. 
C. Bauhine calls it Spina alba Icmentofa latifoHa 
fyhefiris. Ochcrs, Jcanthhim. 
15. Common Star-Thiftle. 
Carduus Jlellaris caldtrapa diSItiS. 
The root i-. long, flender, and hung with a 
few fibres. 
The fiift leaves Ipread circularly upon the 
ground ; and they are long, narrow, and den- 
ted at the edges. 
The ftalk is two feet high ; antl is of a pale 
green, and prickly. 
The leaves on it refemble thofc from the root; 
but they are more deeply divided, and their ca- 
loiir is a pale green. 
The flowers Hand at the tops of the branches 
and are large, and of a faint red, fomecimes 
white. 
The heads of the flowers are armed with 
prickles, which fpread out like the rays of a ftar. 
We have it in dry paftures, but net common. 
It flowers in July. 
C.Bauhine calls li Carduus ftellalus folnspapa- 
'ueris erraiici. Others, Carduus Jieilaris, and 
Caldtrapa. 
16. Solftitial Thiaie. 
Carduus fieilatus luteus. 
The root is long, flender, black, and hung 
with a fewjfibres. 
The firft leaves fpread circularly on the ground; 
and they arc long, deeply djvided, and of a faint 
n;reen. 
The flalk is tough, firm, upright, and two 
feet high. 
The leaves on it refemble thofc from the root ; 
and they are of a faint green. 
The flowers ftand in fmall prickly heads at the 
tops of the branches i and they are of a beauti- 
ful yellow. 
We have it in dry paftures in fome parts of 
England ; but it is not common. It flowers 
in June. 
C. Bauhine calls it Carduus fteilalus lutcus foliis 
Cyani. Others, Carduus fcljlitialis. And we. 
The St. Barnabys thijlk. 
The tbifiies in general pofllTs but fmall medici- 
nal virtues. The young fhoots are efculent, 
and in moft kinds very well tafled. 
DIVISION II. FOREIGN SPECIES, 
I, Globe Thiftle, 
Carduus capite fpherko. 
The root is fibrous. 
The ftalk is two feet and a half high, round, 
tough, glutinous to the touch, and covered with 
a purplifh dilft, 
I'he leaves are long, moderately broad, deeply 
2 indented ; 
