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GENUS XL. 
AMBERBOA, Dec. THE SWEET SULTAN. 
Lin. Syst. SYNGENESIA FRUSTRANEA. 
Generic Character. —Involucral scales various. Corollas of the ray ample, sterile. Stamens with puberulous, or papillose filaments. Fruit 
compressed or turbinated, with a lateral or basilar areola. Paleae of pappus oblong or obovate, rarely wanting. 
Description, &c.— The Sweet Sultans were formerly considered to belong to the genus Centaurea, but have 
been separated from it by De Candolle. Amberboa is the Turkish name for A. moschata. 
1.—AMBERBOA ODORATA, Dec. 
Synonyme.— Centaurea suaveolens, Lin. 
Engravings _Swt. Brit. Flow. Gard. t. 51 ; and our fig. 4, in 
Plate 33. 
Specific Character. —Corollas of the ray widened upwards, longer 
THE YELLOW SWEET SULTAN. 
than those of the disk. Pappus paleaceous, a little shorter than the 
fruit. 
Varieties. —A. o. 2 glauca, Dec .; C. glauca, Willd. This variety 
has purple flowers. 
Description, &c. —The honey-scent of this flower and its beauty, have long made it a favourite in gardens. 
It is a native of Persia and the Levant, and it was introduced in 1(589. It is generally thought tender, and raised 
on a hot-bed ; but will do quite well in the open border if sown in April or May. 
2.—AMBERBOA MOSCHATA, Dec. THE COMMON SWEET SULTAN. 
Synonyme. —Centaurea moschata, Lin. Specific Character. —Corollas of the ray wide, not exceeding those 
Engraving.— Our fig. 3, in Plate 33. of tlle disk - Pa PP us no » e - 
Variety. —A. m. 2 alba, our fig. 2, in Plate 33. 
Description, &c.— The smell of this flower is so overpowering from its honey-like sweetness, that it is almost 
impossible to bear it in a room. It is very handsome. It is a native of Persia and Turkey, whence it was 
sent to England shortly before 1629. 
GENUS XLI. 
CARTHAMUS, Lin. THE CARTHAMUS. 
Lin. Syst. SYNGENESIA iEQUALIS. 
Generic Character. —Heads homogamous. Outer involucral 
scales foliaceous, spreading ; middle ones erect, oval, expanded at the 
apex into an ovate appendage, which is spiny along its margin; the 
inner ones oblong, entire, each ending in a pungent point. Receptacle 
fringed. Corollas 5-cleft, almost regular, the tube expanding above 
the disk. Anthers each terminated by an obtuse appendage. Stigmas 
scarcely distinct. Achenia obovate, tetragonal, glabrous. Pappus 
wanting. 
1.—CARTHAMUS TINCTORIA, Lin. THE DYER’S CARTHAMUS, OR SAFFLOWER. 
Synonymes. —Cnicus vulgaris, Clus .; Bastard Saffron. I Specific Character. —Plant glabrous. Cauline leaves ovate- 
Engravings. —Bot. Reg. t. 170. I lanceolate, spinosely serrated. 
Description, &c.— The flower of this plant is not very beautiful, as, indeed, it very much resembles that of 
the Globe Thistle, and what is remarkable, though it is of a yellowish-orange, the colour it produces is a beautiful 
pink. It is a native of Egypt ; but it was introduced into England in 1551, and was once cultivated to some 
extent in Gloucestershire. It still forms an article of commerce as a dyer’s drug ; and it is said to be the principal 
ingredient in the cosmetic called Yegetable Rouge, or Spanish Vermilion. In Spain, and along the shores of the 
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