would not fuffer him to make the corolla 
charafteriftic of a Clafs. It is however a 
perfectly natural Clafs, comprehending the 
Papilionacei of Tournefort, the Irregulares 
tetrapetali of Rivinus, and the Llgumenofae 
of Ray. 
An- Almoft all the plants of this Clafs 
are of the Order Decandria; you will 
accordingly, on a minute infpeclion, 
find \vs\Jlamina in each of thofe fmall 
flowers. In running over the generic 
characters, there is nothing to caufe 
any hefitation till you come to Anthyl- 
Hs: calyx ventricofus; but the calyx in 
this genus is not only ventricofe, but 
woolly. This agrees well with the plant 
you have gathered; and, in the fpecific 
character of the only fpecies in this 
kingdom, Linnaeus fays, foliis pinnatis 
inaqualibuS) capitulo duplicate. Thefe 
circumftances may convince you, that 
you hold in- your hand the Anthyllls 
vufaeraria, or Ladies- finger. If you 
have any doubt, I muft refer you 
to Relhan's very accurate defcription 
of this fpecies ; where among other 
marks of dhTmcYion, you will find 
Caules 
