Herbarium specimen, mounted on cartridge paper; held in place with narrow strips of white paper. Meadow or marsh thistle. In black ink at bottom left "Carduus pratensis/ Foynes June 1903/ M.C. Knowles"; in pencil at bottom right "862/ 227. Oval blue stamp at bottom right "Science and Art Museum/ Dublin" on outer ring, "Herbarium" across centre.