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The VEGETABLE SYSTEM. 
6. NAKED GLOBE W O R T. 
Plate 1 7. Fig. 1. 
Character of iha Species. Globularia Nudicaulis, 
The Leaves are lanced ; the Flower Stalk is naked. 
Fig. 1. a b. 
This is a perennial, native of the hills in Italy and Germany, but no 
where fo abundant, or fo beautiful as at the foot of the Pyrenees, where 
it often covers whole acres j as common and as hardy as our Daily, 
which, but for the fulnefs and Iky tint of its Flowers, it very much re- 
fembles. The Leaves are of a deep and firong green ; and rife in Cluf- 
ters like thofe of our Daify. The Stalks are numerous, fix inches 
high, (lender and delicate ; but of fufficient flrength to bear the weight 
of the Flower, and of a firong green. The Flower is large, and of 
the perfedt colour of the clear firmament. It flower? in June. The 
firfl kind has been called Blue Daily, and Mountain Daify j but this 
much better deferves the name, becaufe the Stalk is like that of our 
Daify, naturally and ufually naked ; but this is not a certainty, for in 
luxuriant foils, there will grow now and then a Leaf upon it. 
This may fliew the neceflity of taking in more par:s than one, into 
the fpecific character of a Plant : I remember to have obferved the fame 
thing in refpedt to fome of the FTawkweeds j and that when I was new 
in thefe fludies, it perplexed me flrangely. 
7. MANY FLOWERED GLOBEWORT. 
Plate 17. Fig. 2. 
Character of the Species. Globularia Orientalis. 
The Leaves are oval revers’d ; feveral Heads are placed 
along the Stalk, growing clofe and without Footftalks. 
Fig. 2. a b. 
This is a perennial, native of Natolia, a very beautiful Plant, in- 
deed the mod elegant of this whole handfome family : it flowers in 
June. The Leaves are of a very fine grafs green, and have a glofly fur- 
face. The Stalk is near a foot in heighth, fometimes tolerably thick 
fet with Leaves, but in bad ground almofl naked. The Flowers are 
perfectly globular, and are of a heavenly blue. 
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