shaggy patent hairs, almost scaly and reflexed below. Peduncles 
twice as long as the petiole, and resembling it, but glabrous 
above, bearing a many-flowered corymé at the extremity. Mowers 
deep full yellow, drooping, often springing three from one point, 
in which case two are male flowers, and one is female. Male 
flower much the largest, of four spreading sepals, of which three 
are oblong-obovate, and the fourth rotundate, larger and more 
concave, tinged with red at the back. Stamens very numerous, 
forming a compact, globose, yellow head. Female flower small, 
of six nearly orbicular, concave, erect petals, tinged with red at 
the back. rut greenish, tinged with red, three-winged, two 
of the wings short and equal, the third is remarkably elongated 
horizontally, into a sort of broad blunt beak, and is striated. 
Fig. 1. Fruit :—magnified. 
