The vegetable SYjSTEM.' 
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TRIBE ir. 
FAMILY THE First. 
With arm'd Scales each Scale terminating in a robuR hard Thorn : 
as in Cotton Thiftle. 
FAMILY THE Second. 
Plate I. Fig. 12. 
With /WrV Scales ; each terminating in a weak foft and pointlefs hair, 
as in Gentle Thiftle. 
Plate I. Fig 13. 
FAMILY THE Third. 
With naked Scales j each Scale terminating fimply without Thorn 
or hair, as in Sweet Sultan. 
Plate I. Fig. 14. 
ASSOCIATES. Tribe 11. Family I. 
With original and armed Scales. 
ORDER 1. 
With the Scales. » 
Arm’d only at the extremity or point j as in Spear ThiRle. 
Plate I. Fig. 15. 
ORDER II. 
Arm’d both at the point and along the Tides ; as in Lady’s Thiftle. 
Plate I. Fig. i6« 
ORDER III. 
Ramofe or divided into arm’d branches ; as in Solllitial Thiftle. 
Plate I. Fig. 17. 
ASSOCIATES. Tribe II. Family II. 
With original and hair'd Scales. 
ORDER I. 
With the Scales. 
Simple, and only terminated by a Tingle hair ; as in SoTt Thillle. 
Plate I. Fig. iS. 
ORDER II. 
Eyelafh’d, or edg’d all round with hairs, as in Blue-bottle. 
Plate I. Fig. ig. 
VoL. III. C ORDER 
