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a little refembling, at a diftance, a common Angle Pink ; whence 
its Englifh name. 
2. AZURE PINKWEED. 
Plate 5. Fig. 2. 
Character of the Species. Knantia Occidentals. 
The Leaves are lanced and indented ; the Heads ftand on 
divided FootAalks. 
Fig. 2. a b. 
This is a biennial, native of Canada and other parts of North Ame- 
rica j a very handfome Plant, flowering in Augufl. The Stalk grows 
to two feet and a half high ; it is flender, tough, of a flrong green, 
and very much branched. The Leaves are of a dark and coarfe 
green : the Flowers are of a perfectly fine blue. The Plant is little 
known in Europe, and does not fucceed well with us in gardens. If the 
Seeds be fown in Spring, they feldom come up j if in Autumn, the 
young Plants die in the Winter. I had it here at Bays Water, in 
1762, on one of my Sand Hills, from Seeds from Canada, fown in 
Autumn, and care in fheltering the Seedlings in hard weather. 
Pluckenet * feems to have named this, and, as I think, no other 
Author. 
GENUS V. 
F A I R W E E D. 
A L L I O N I A. 
Chara£ler of the Genus. 
The Head is flatted, and compofed only of three Flowers ; 
the general Cup is entire and cylindrick ; but cut into 
deep fharp Segments at the Brim. 
Plate 6. o. a b. 
i. HEART-LEAV’D FAIRWEED. 
Plate 6. Fig. 1. 
Chara&er of the Species. Allionia Violacea. 
The Leaves are Heart-fhaped ; and the Cup is cut into flve 
Segments. 
This is an annual, native of Portugal, and flowers in June ; a very 
handfome Plant, and well entitled to its fair name j which is but its 
* Aim. 335. 
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