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The VEGETABLE SYSTEM. 
We fee therefore by this enquiry, that no part of the world has altoge- 
ther diflindt Plants from all others. The Alpine Plants are common to 
the high mountains, and the underwater Plants to the deep Lakes of 
Europe, Afia, Africa, and America. In thefe particular fituations, the 
univerfality of Plants, is as evident as in the circles near the Pole j and 
befide thofe we have already inftanced, there will be found in the 
courfe of this work, feveral more American Plants, which, though 
underftood to be diflindt Species, are no more different than the 
Xanthium of Canada and England. 
GENUS IV. 
P I N K W E E D. 
KNANT 1 A. 
Character of the Genus. 
The Head is flat, and is compofed only of five Flowers : 
the general Cup is entire, cylindrical ; and cut into a few 
fharp Segments at the Brim. 
Plate 5.0 . a b. 
i. CRIMSON PINKWEED.. 
Plate 5. Fig. 1. 
Character of the Species. Knantia Orientalis. 
The Leaves are linear and wav’d ; the Heads fiand on fim- 
ple Footftalks. 
Fig. 1 . a b. 
This is an annual, native of the Greek Iflands, and flowers in July. 
It is a (lender twiggy Plant, of a yard in heighth ; and of a very Angu- 
lar and not unpleafing afpedt. The Stalk is of a dark green, and 
fpreads toward the top in a wild, but pidturefque manner. The Leaves 
are of a frefh and fhowy green j the Flowers are of a fine glowing 
crimfon. The feparate Flowers are ranged in fo even and regular a 
manner in the Head, that the whole appears only as one Flower, not 
a little 
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