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The vegetable SYSTE.\T. 
ORDER II. 
With tlic Scales of the Cup eyc-lafhed, or edged all 
round with Hairs. 
GENUS I. 
BLUE-BOTTLE. 
C Y A N U S. 
Charadcr of the Genus, 
The Scales of the Cup are egg-fhaped, and edged with 
lEort firm Hairs. 
Plate 26. 0 ab. 
I. WELTED BLUE- BOTTLE. 
Plate 26. Fig. i. 
Great Blue-Bottle. 
Chara<Sler of the Species. Centaurea Montana. 
The Leaves are lanced and fmooth, and they run down the 
Stalk. 
Fig. r. a. 
This is a Perennial, native of Switzerland, and of the moun- 
tainous parts of many other kingdoms; it grows to a Foot and a half 
high, and flowers in Auguft. The Leaves are of a ftrong Ihining 
green ; the Stalk alfo is green ; the Hairs of the Cup are perfectly 
black ; and the Flowers are of a very beautiful blue. 
[2. FI GARY BLUE-BOTTLE. 
Hate 26. Fig. 2. 
Character of the Species. Centaurea Montana. 
The Leaves are oval and hoary, and run a little down the 
Stalk. 
Fig. 2. a b. 
This is a Perennial, native of the Pyrenees, and flowers in Auguft. 
The 
