« The VEGETABLE SYSTEM. 
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fore we account it a woody Plant, and not a proper Shrub. In Eu- 
rope, the gardener’s art tying it up to a flick, and trimming off its 
branches, raifes with an upright but fingle Stem, which, though 
too weak to ftand alone, carries the afpett of a Tree: they err in 
this, and pervert natural diftindtions. 
The Leaves are of a dufky green on the upper fide, and white 
underneath ; the Flowers are of a blue purple, but they are fel- 
dom perfedt with us : though they often (hew themfelves in Eu- 
rope what we ufually fee is nothing more than a head of white 
and downy Buds. It requires a green-houfe, and is eafily propa- 
gated by cuttings. 
ORDER II. 
With the General Cup fimple, or compofed of a fingle 
row of Scales. 
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GENUS. I. 
HEMP AGRIMONY. 
B I D E N S. 
Charafter of the Genus. 
The Cup is broad ; its Scales are equal, pointed, and hol- 
lowed lengthwife. 
Plate 89. 0 a b. 
I. trifid hemp agrimony. 
Plate 89. Fig. 1 . Common Hemp Agrimony. 
Chara&er of the Specie.. Bidens tripartita. 
The Leaves arc divided into three parts, and the Seeds 
fland ereef. 
Fig. I. a b. 
This is an Annual, common with us in wet places, flowering in 
Auguft : it is a yard high. The Stalk is purplilh : the Leaves are 
dark green : the Flowers are yellow. There is a leafy mantle under 
the Cups, which alfo many of the other Species have. 
2. C O N- 
