iia TETRANDRIA MONOGYNIA, 
CLASS IV. 
TETRANDRIA. 

^he plants of this clafs have four fiamina^ and from one to 
four piftils. 
MONOGTNIA comprehends fuch plants as have only 
one piftil. 
D I P S A C U S. Wild Teasel. 
H E common cup confifts of many flowers, and 
i many leaves that are longer than the flofcule, lax 
and endure till the fruit be ripe. The proper cup is 
fcarce manifeft, refting upon the germen. The proper 
iiniverfal flower is equal, monopetalous and tubulofe, 
the limb is quadrifid and eredl, the exterior fegm.ent be- 
ing larger and more acute. There are four capillary 
filaments, longer than the corolla, with the antherse in- 
cumbent. The germen is beneath the proper receptacle, 
the ityle is like thread and the length of the corolla, 
with a Ample ftigma. The fruit is a common recepta- 
cle of a conical figure, befet with long fcales, con- 
taining a Angle columnar feed with a marginaceous rim. 
Fullonum, Manured T eafel with ferrated feffile leaves, 
and the beards of the fruit bended back. Bien. July. 
Pilofus, Small wild T eafel with leaves on the foot fialks. 
In watery places and in hedges. Aug. 
Sylvejlris. Wild Peafel with ferrated, fefiile leaves, and 
the -beards of the fruit erecb. Bien. July. About the 
New-Mill near Burton^ Weji. 
SCABIOSA. ScABius. 
The common cup confifts of many flowers, and many 
leaves, furrounding the receptacle in various feries and 
refting upon it, of v/hich the interior ones are gradually 
kfs. The proper cup is double and both are upon the 
germen 
