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3.— ECHINOPS PANICULATUS, Jacq. THE TARTARIAN GLOBE THISTLE. 
Sykonyme. — E. tauricus, Willd. I Specific Character. — Leaves very rough, broadly pinnatifiil, 
Engraving Bot. Reg. t. 356. | glabrous above, and slightly tomentose below. Stem branching. 
Description, &c. — The flowers of this plant have no beauty to recommend them, but the stems grow six 
feet high, with large broad leaves, often a foot and a half long, which have a magnificent appearance in a 
shrubbery. This species is well adapted for planting in those situations where it is advisable to hide the dug 
ground of a shrubbery, as its leaves are very large, and the lower ones grow close to the ground. It is quite 
hardy ; but, as it is only a biennial, it requires propagating every season by seeds. It is a native both of Spain 
and Siberia, and it was introduced in I8I5 from the latter country. 
E. PLATYLEPIS, Dec. 
A blue-flowered, dwarf plant, with very broad scales to the involucre. It does not flower till September and 
October. Its native country and year of introduction are not known. 
E, HUMILIS, Dec. 
A dwarf plant, the stems and leaves of which are covered with a white tomentum. The flowers are blue, 
and they are produced from June till August. The species is a native of Siberia, whence it was introduced 
in 1826. 
E. DAHURICUS, Dee. 
This species has blue flowers. It is a native of Mount Caucasus, whence it was introduced in 1827. There 
is a variety with narrow-lobed leaves. 
E. SPH^ROCEPHALUS, Dec. 
An Austrian species, with very large heads of white florets. A native of Russia, introduced in 1819. 
E. BANNATICUS, Dec. 
A native of Hungary, introduced in 1828. 
E. PERSICUS, Dec. 
A native of Persia, introduced in 1821. Florets white. 
E. SPINOSUS, Lin. 
A native of Egypt, introduced before 1597, with spines in the head of florets. The flowers are white, and 
the English name of the species is " thorny-headed." 
E. HORRIDUS, Dec. 
Closely resembling the preceding species ; but a native of Persia, introduced in 1817. 
E. LANUGINOSUS, Willd.; E. GR^CUS, Dec. 
A native of the Levant, with blue flowers. The whole plant is covered with a woolly tomentum. It is a 
native of the Levant whence it was introduced in 1736. 
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