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Affes Thiftle. 
VII. The fourth, or another Narrow - Leav’d 
Way - Thiftle. Its Root , Form and manner of 
Growing , is much like the former , but /> differs in 
this , that the Leaves hereof arc longer , narrower 
more gafht, or rent in on the edges , and not hairy \ 
but fmooth all the LeaJ over. It has Heads of 
Flowers which are Purple like the other , but fome 
times white , /'// //r Prickles differing little or no- 
thing from other Thiftles and when the Flowers 
are paft , there remains the Down and Seed , //& 
asm all others of the Species. 
VIII. The fifth, or the Gentle -Way Thiftle. 
Its Root , Stalky and manner of Growings is very 
like the former , but it differs chiefly in the Heads , 
which grow many together , and are but thinly Jet 
with Prickles , nothing near fo much as fome of the , 
others •, but the Leaves are more jagged , and fet 
very thick with fhort Prickles. The Stalks are 
round and a little prickly, but not filmed as the for- 
mer, and at the tops of the Stalks and Branches 
are Jcaly Heads, of like Purple Flowers, contain- 
ing within them Down and Seed. 
IX. The fixth, or the Aftes Farting Thiftle. Its 
Root is about a Foot long, thick and black, with fome 
Fibres adjoining to it. It has many long Leaves, 
Jet on cornered Woolly Stalks, which grow fome- 
times aim oil to a Mans height , but not Branched at 
all the Leaves Jeeming like Branches, being a Foot 
or more long, and much divided into many other 
Leaves, fome long or narrow , others fmaller and 
fhorte>-, fet with them at certain f paces, each ending 
in a fharp long Prickle. From the upper Joints of 
the Stalks with the Leaves, and at the tops alfo , 
come forth Woolly Heads upon fmall Footflalks, fet 
with long Prickles ■, from the midft whereof, thrufl 
forth fever al bright reddifh Purple Threads, which 
are the Flowers, which being paft away, there re- 
mains the Down containing the Seed, in like manner 
as in other Thiftle s. 
X. The leventh, or the Lancing Thiftle. Its 
Root is ivhit c and thick, not growing very deep. It 
rifes up with divers f lender Stalks, fome times a l- 
moft to a Mans height, whofe long and narrow 
Leaves are made up of many parts, finally cut in or 
divided into many fmall points, with a fhort Foot- 
ftalk encompajfing the Stalk at the lower end. Jr 
the tops grow Jingle , Jcaly, green. Prickly Heads, 
from whofe middle comes forth the I lower, which in 
fome is Purp/Jh , in fome Whitijh, and ih others 
very Red, or of a bright Crin/f on Color, which con- 
ffts of a great number of long Threads like a Thrum. 
After the Flowers are pajl > there remain slhe Down, 
in which is contained the Seed, which is fmall, 
fmooth, and reddifh. 
XI. The eighth, or Broad Leav’d Field-Thiftie. 
Its Root is fomething long and thick , abiding feve- 
ral Tears, which fends forth Jcvcral large and long 
Leaves, cut in on the edges , and every part finely 
dented, and Jet with fmall Prickles which are ve- 
ry tender , of a whitijh green Color. Thofe which 
grow up higher upon the Stalks are fmaller, two of 
them fet t [gather at a Joint, where they fo cncom- 
pafs the Stalk , that they will contain or hold Water 
in them. At the tops upon long Stalks, grow Jingle 
green Prickly Heads, out of which come pale Co- 
loured Thrums, encompajfing a few Purple Threads 
in the middle. After they are faded and gone, there 
remains the Down, as in all other Thiftle s, in which 
is contained fmall whitijh Seed, fomething larger 
than that of Cyanus, Corn - Flower, or Blew- 
Bottle. 
XII. The Ninth, or Yellow; Jagg’d Meadow- 
Thiftle. Its Root It great, long, crooked and 
fpr ending in the Earth. It has very large Leaves, 
almoft a Foot long, and fomewhat broad, cut in on 
both Jides into 4 or 5 deep Gafhes, even to the 
middle Rib, and fet with Prickles at the Dents of 
the Edges. From whence rifes up a ft raked Stalk 
about two Feet high, fet with a few IcJJcr Leaves ; 
at the tops whereof, ftand feveral fmall green Prick- 
ly Heads, out of whofe middles come yellow Threads 
or Thrums, which afterwards yield Down, in which 
is enc/ofedthe Seed. 
XIII. The tenth, or the Bulbed Field Thiftle. 
Its Root is ccmpofed of feveral Tuberous fmall long 
Clogs , like unto thofe of the Afphodil, fa fined toge- 
gether at the Head. The Leaves are whitijh, of an 
Aland breadth long, fomething fat and thick, cut 
in on the edges, but not very deep, armed at 
every Dent with fmall fharp Prickles. The Stalk 
is about a Tard high, hairy and flender, with few or 
no Leaves thereon, at the top of which , there are 
harmlefs Prickly Heads, Jianding upon long Foot- 
Stalks, out of which come pale Purplijh Threads or 
Thrums, and after them much Down, in which the 
Seed is contained. 
XIV. The elveventh, or Meadow-Thiftle with 
Afphodil Roots. Its Root confijis of feveral, or 
many long blackifh Tuberous Clogs, like unto thofe 
of the Afphodil or Peony, which are fajined toge- 
ther at the Head, zvhich after Seed time, wither and 
perifh every Tear. From whence come forth feve- 
ral thick, long, pale, green Leaves, cut into many 
parts, and armed with fharp Prickles on all Tides, 
every Prick ending in three Points from among 
them rifes up a fmall Stalk, a little branched, with 
one or two Prickly Heads at the top of every Branch , 
out of which come purplijh Threads or Thrums which 
are the Flowers, and after them the Down, cnclo- 
fing fmall long Seed. 
XV. The twelfth, or the many Headed Meadow 
Thiftle. its Root is long, hard and woody. It has 
but few Leaves lying upon the Ground, being both 
fhort and narrow, armed with fharp and long 
7 F 2 Prickles. 
