fiuciclefi (those next the common axis) of the lowest part of the spike, and 

 proceed* in the same order upwards: after the flowers of the posterior fas- 

 cicle* are withered, those of the anterior begin to open in a similar man* 

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Drawn by J. Lindley, £*$• 



a The anther, b The stigma, c The top of the style, d One of the 

 lateral appendages, e The base of the Iabefium. /The filament, g The 

 germen^=All magnified. 



