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The vegetable SYSTEM. 
ORDER III. 
With the Scales of the Cup ramofe, or divided into 
Branches. 
GENUS I. 
SOLSTITIAL THISTLE, 
SOLSTITIARIA. 
Charatfler of the Genus. 
The Scales of the Cup have Spines edged all their length, 
with other Spines like Branches. 
Plate i8. sab. 
I. HARPED 
CharatSler of the Species. 
solstitial thistle. 
Plate 1 8 . Fig. i. 
Centaurea Solftitialis. 
Tlic Leaves are 
pinnatifid with a large Lobe at the 
extremity. 
Fig. 1. a b. 
This is an Annual, native of England, and moft other parts of 
Europe ; a Plant of two Foot and a half high, flowering at the end 
of June. The Leaves are of a whitifh green, and they run down 
the Stalk in a very elegant manner. The Flowers are of a fine yel- 
low, and the whole Plant has a very handfome afpedt. In France 
it is fo common as to be an offenfive weed among the Corn j 
ftarving the Crop, and wounding the hands and legs of the Reapers. 
With us it is fcarce : It has been found in Gloucefterfhire and 
Su/rex4 
2. CLUS- 
