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14. VARIOUS LEAV’D SCABIOUS. 
Plate 31. Fig. 2. 
Character of the Species. Scabiofa maritima. 
The upper Leaves are linear, narrow, and undivided ; 
the others are very deeply pinnatifid, with indented 
Segments. 
Fig. 2. a b. 
This is a biennial, native of the fea coafls of Spain and Portugal, 
a tall and handfome Plant, flowering in June. The Stalk is thick bur 
weak; of a ftrong green, and not much branched. The Leaves are 
of a freth and fine green ; the Flowers are crimfon ; they are large and 
numerous, and laft longer upon the Plant than in mod of the other 
Scabious kinds ; and for that reafon render it definable in gardens. 
In dry feafons, and very dry foils, the Flowers of this Plant will be 
perfectly white ; and they are then very beautiful ; perhaps indeed more 
fo than when of their native colour. Several of the other fpecies will 
have their Flowers pale, when they are ill nourilhed, but unlefs the 
white be perfect and lively, they never look well in that condition. 
I had laft year an elegant variety of this Plant with the Stalk Proli- 
ferous ; feveral Footftalks of new Flowers growing from the back 
of the Cup of the firft which refted fefiile on the Stalk. To one un- 
accuftomed to the variations of the Scabious kinds, it would have feemed 
a new Plant. See Plate 30. Fig. 3. 
15. EYE LASH’D SCABIOUS. 
Plate 32. Fig. 1. 
Cbarafter of the Species. Scabiofa Ucranica. 
The lower Leaves are pinnatifid ; the upper ones are 
' perfectly fimple and linear ; and are eyela/ILd near the 
bafe. 
Fig. I a b. 
This is a biennial, native of Tartary and China, a tall, Angular, and 
not inelegant Plant, flowering in Auguft. The Stalk is flender, up- 
right, not much branched, and of a full and fi efh green. It. is weak 
but 
