The vegetable SYSTEM. 
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3. SHRUBBY DISTAFF THISTLE. 
Plate 3. Fig. 3. 
Character the of Species. Carthamus arborefcens. 
The Stem is woody, and the Leaves are of the form of a 
flaming fvvord. 
Fig. 3. « h. 
This is a native of Spain, a woody Plant of five foot high, and 
flowers in June. The Leaves are of a bluhh green, the Stalk is 
brown toward the Bafe, but the young (hoots are tender. The 
Flowers are large and of a perfedt gold yellow. It lives thro’ com- 
mon winters in the open air with us, but perilhes in hard feafons, 
unlefs flaellered. 
^.ELEGANT DISTAFF THISTLE. 
Plate 3. Fig. 4. 
Chara£lcr of the Species. Carthamus Carduncellos. 
1 he Leaves are deeply pinnatifid, and arm’d with hard 
Thorns. 
Fig. 4. a. 
This is a Perennial, native of Spain and Italy, and flowers in 
Augufl: ; a very elegant and fingular Plant. It is not more than 
fix inches high. The Leaves are cut in a beautiful manner, and arm’d 
at all the divifions w'ith brown Thorns. The Flower is large and of 
a deep (hining blue. 
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