The vegetable SYSTEM. 
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and flowers in Augufl:. It is not found in all parts of the kingdom, 
but of late has fpread itfelf vaftly in the neighbourhood of London : 
the road fldes near Tyburn, and at Brooke-Green by Hammer- 
fmith, are in many fpots quite covered with it. 
The lower Leaves are of a pale green, thofe higher up are often 
brownifh j the Stalk is hard and white ; not more than two Foot 
high, but wonderfully Ipread into branches ; thefe are covered for 
many weeks with the hard yellowifh Starry Cups, feeming as Flow- 
ers before the crimfon Flowers appear. 
I had this year, 1761, two varieties of this Plant at Bayfwater ; 
one with the Flowers fnow white ; the other with a broad and almoll 
harped leaf. Rauwolf collected fuch a Plant as this j and Bobart 
was almofl: led to think it a new Species j but it rofe certainly 
with me from Seeds of the common kind. Next year will fliew 
whether its Seeds produce plants ; for I entertain fome fufpicion 
that it might be a mongrel; the Farina of the Mariana, next to it, 
impregnating fome feeds. 
2. LANCED STAR THISTLE. 
Plate 17. Fig. 2. 
Chara£ler of the Species. Centaurea Cakitrapoicles. 
The Leaves are lanced, and ferrated, and Ilightly embrace 
the Stalk. 
Fig. 2. a b. 
This is a Biennial, native of Spain, and flowers in July. The 
Stalk is firm, but not hard and woody as in the Englifli kind : the 
Leaves are of a deep green ; and the Flowers of a ftrong crimfon. 
The Spines or ftarry matter of the Cup are of a deep brown, not 
whitifli as in ours. 
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