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The vegetable SYSTEM. 
1. LANCED BRISTLY THISTLE. 
Plate 15. Fig. i. 
Charader of the Genus. Carduus Flavcfcens. 
The Leaves are lanced, dented, and feflile. 
Fig. 1. ah 
This is a Biennial, native of Spain, and flowers in July. The Stalk 
is brown, and two Foot high ; the Leaves are of a flrong but yellowifli 
green : the Flowers are of a pale ftraw colour : often abfolutely white. 
2. AMPLEXICAUL BRISTLY THISTLE. 
Plate 15. Fig. 2. 
Charadcr of the Species. Carduus Tartaricus. 
The Leaves are ferrated and embrace the Stalk : the Cup 
has a Circlet of three Leaves at its bafe. 
Fig. a h. 
This is a Perennial, native of Ruflia, and flowers in September. 
The Stalk is three Foot high ; the Leaves are of a flrong, but not 
pleafing green ; and have a very little downy matter underneath : 
the Flowers are fnow wdiite. The Thorns both of the Leaves and 
Cup are Arm, but not very acute. 
3. WOOLLY HEADED BRISTLY THISTLE,. 
Plate 15. Fig. 3. 
Woolly-headed Thistle. 
Character of the Species. Carduus Eriophorus. 
The Leaves are doubly pinnatifid, with raifed fegments 
and the Cups have a downy matter about their fcales. 
Fig. 3. <7^.. 
This is a Biennial, native of our high grounds, and flowers in 
Augufl. It is an eredl, robufl, and very handfome Plant. The Stalk 
is. 
