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GENUS VL 
G O R T E R A. 
Charafter of the Genus. 
The Scales of the Cup terminate in prickly Points. 
Plate 47 saa^. 
This alfois a Genus, of which we know but one Specie?. 
HAIRY GORTERA. 
Charafler of the Species. Gortera perfoxiata,. 
The Leaves are lanced and obtufe : the Cuphas long Spines. 
This is a Plant altogether fingular, and demanding of right a new 
name and new place, in the arrangement of the radiated kinds. 
The Stalk is round, hairy, upright, tinged with brown, and divided 
into numerous Branches. The Leaves are lanced, very hairy, obtufe, 
and of a brown green. The Flowers grow at the tops of the Branches ^ 
and the firft of them naturally appears on the fummit of the main 
Stalk : but young Branches fhoot from this, which exceed it in height^ 
and thus the whole head becomes bulhy. The Flowers are yellow, 
and the Spines of the Cup which furround them are brown. 
GENUS VII. 
ASTER. 
Character of the Genus. 
The Scales are of a leafy Subfiance: and thofe of the 
lowed; range throw their Points outward 
Plate 48. oah. 
The Afters are fo numerous, that it will be ufeful to fubdivide 
them under two arrangements, according to certain abfolute and 
obvious diftinctions. 
° ° Such 
VoL. II., 
