rity of Mr. Woodward. But you will not, 
to day, have the fatisfaftion of feeing this 
fcarce plant, as it does not flower till Au- 
guft. 
The Chalk-pit Clofe will afford us fuffi- 
cient matter for this day's amufement; we 
fhall therefore not begin till we come upon 
the field of action: and, to fatisfy your cu- 
riofity as to the number of plants now in 
bloom within the fmall compafs of this 
Chalk-pit Clofe, the beft way will be to col- 
left them in your tin-box, and we will af- 
terwards fit down and examine them. 
Well now open your budget. 
No. i. It is the Carduus acaulis> 
Dwarf Thiftle. You will find it, in acaulis ' 
your Synopfis, the tenth fpecies of 
this genus in the Clafs and Order Syn- 
genefia, Polygamla tequalis. Its having 
no ftem is a fufficient diftin6lion. 
Sometimes it is found with a ftem an 
inch or more in length. This fpeci- 
men has no ftem at all. 
No. 2. Verbena officinalis, Vervain, fcr 
You will find it the firft genus in the 
Clafs 
