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times turning downwards : The feed is fmalt, flil- 
ning, yellow and downy : The heads, before the 
flowers are blo^^n, fmell of mulk. On the ropery, 
by the fides of the road to the glafs-houfes. New- 
caJUe upon "Tyne \ and on Sunderland town moor -f. 
2. Carduus caule crifpo^ R.194. polyacanthos^ 
982. polyacanthos primus^ G . E . 1 1 7 3 . T hiftle upon 
Thiftle. The flowers are of a purple colour, about 
the bignefs of common Knapweed : The leaves are 
deeply jagged, and prickly. It hangs its head a 
little. 
3 . Car duns [pinofiffimus capitulis minorihus^ R. 1 94. 
Welted Thiftle, with fmall flowers. The leaves 
next the root are pretty broad *, almoft like thofe of 
the Milk Thiftle, but narrower, and more prickly 
«>n the edges : The colour of the whole plant is 
grey, or hoary.- In the fame place with the firft. 
4. Carduus paluftris^ R.194, P.983. Marfb 
Thiftle. Itarifesto the height of a man, and often 
higher : The heads are fmall, many growing on the 
tops of the ftalks and branches ; the fcales not ftand- 
ing out, but flatted down, ending in a very fmali 
fpine. The flowers are purple. This is the Cirftum 
pratenfe^ polycephalon viilgare^ of ’Tournefort, 
5. Carduus paluftris mitior^ Bardan^e capituh in 
fummo caule fingulari^ R. 1 94. Spotted Marfh Thiftle, 
With Burdock heads, ftanding fingly on the tops of 
the ftalks. 
6: Carduus vulgatiffimus war urn ^ R.194, G.E, 
1173. ceanothos /he viarum vine arum repens ^ P. 
959. Common Way Thiftle. The tops of the 
ftalks and branches are terminated by fqiiamoiis heads, 
. the fcales lying fiat and clofc one over another, end-^ 
ing in very ftiort prickles. The ftalks have no prick' 
ly wings running lengthways. 
7. Car Una acaulis minor e pur pur eo fierre^ R.195, 
acaulis minor purpureo flore^ CC E. 1 1 58. acaulis Sep- 
tentrimdiumy P. 969. Dwarf Carline Tliiftle. The 
leaves 
