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STNGENESIA POLTGAMIA FRUSTRANEA 
comprehends fitch plants as have the florets of the dijk her^ 
maphrodite^ and thofie of the radius neuter^ and all radiated * 
CENTAUREA. BottLes. 
The common cup is imbricated and roundi/h, the 
fcales are varioully terminated. The compound flower 
is flofculofe and difform; the hermaphrodite florets are 
numerous in the difk, the feminine not fo numerous in 
the radius but larger and lax. The proper hermaphro- 
dite flower is monopetalous with aflender tube, the limb 
is ventricofe, oblong, eredl, and terminated by five line- 
ar, ered: fegments. The feminine is monopetalous, the 
tube flender, bended back, and gradually larger; the 
limb is oblong, oblique, and unequally divided. The 
five hermaphrodite ftamina are hairy and very fliort, 
having cylindraceous, tubulofe anthers, the length 
of the florets. The germen is fmall, the flyle flender, 
and the length of the ftamina; the ftigma is very obtufe. 
T he feminine germen is very fmall, fcarce any ftyle and 
no ftigma. The cup which is connivent, contains An- 
gle hermaphrodite feeds, and a plumofe or hairy down. 
Cyanus. Blue-bottles with ferrated cups, linear, entire 
leaves, and the lower ones dented. Among the corn be- 
low Tealand- Redman^ Lan. Among corn-fields that have 
been plowed many years luccelfively. An. July, 
Scabiofia. Great Knapweed or Matfellon with ciliated 
cups, pinnatifid leaves and lanceolated fegments. In 
paftures. Per. June., July. 
Jacea. Common Knapweed or Matfellon with fcaley 
cups, lanceolated leaves and thofe towards the root finu- 
ated and dented. In meadows and paftures. Per^ 
July, Aug. 
Calcitrapa. Star Fhiftle with thorny cups, felfile, la- 
teral, pinnatifid, linear, dented leaves, and a hairy ftalk. 
An. July. 
