origin of the first flower, but which is scarcely at all visible 
on the flower-stalk itself. After the flowers have fallen 
off this produces a singular appearance, the naked rachis 
remaining at the end of each flower-stalk in the form of a 
long hairy tail. 
Fig. 1. represents a side view of an entire flower; 2. is 
a front view of the same ; 3. a calyx with the corolla pulled 
off to shew the stamens; 4. a pod, and 5. a ripe seed. 
