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The fifth order is readily underftod; each 
floret fhould be contained in a feparate calyx, 
and all together collefted into one large com- 
mon calyx ; of this, globe thiftle (echinops) 
affords a fpecimen. The character of the 
fixth order confifts in the fingle circumftance 
of the united anthers, there being not one 
compound flower of this divifion. The {tig- 
mas of the violet and panfie are worthy of 
obfervation : thefe flowers are both of the 
genus Viola, which is feparated into two di- 
vifions from the peculiarity of their ftigmas ; 
that of common violet being reflected into a, 
fimple hook, and that of the panlie (or three-* 
coloured viola) being round and perforated, 
Jasione, or fheep fcabious, is placed in this 
order of limple flowers, to which it certainly 
cannot belong, being compofed of many flo- 
rets ; nor is there any circumftance refpe&ing 
it's fructification, which gives it any pretence 
to be claffed with the compound flowers, ex-? 
cept that of it's five anthers being flightly 
connected at their bafe, for they are not 
united in a cylinder : from the firft view of 
this plant it feems to be of the tribe called 
aggregate, but, on examination, it differs eflen- 
fyally from that order of plants in the numbers 
of 
