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. flower expands, the bafes of each are like two half tubes, 
the fides of whieh, nearly touching each other, wholly 
enclofe the Piftillum; as the fruétification goes forward, 
the Filament, endowed alfo with an elaftic power, bends 
back foon after the flower is open, betwixt the two upper- 
moft Petals, and becomes invifible to an inattentive ob- 
ferver; the Anthera, which is large, is at firft yellow, and 
afterwards dark brown, fig. 5. 
PISTILLUM : Germen below the Calyx, round, fmooth, and 
PERI 
green; Siyle filiform, white, length of the Filament ; 
Stigma forming a {mall villous head, fig. 6. in fome of 
the flowers the Piftillum appears imperfe@, being much 
fhorter than ufual, and wanting the Stigma, perhaps fuch 
have not acquired their full growth, fig. 6. | 
CARPIUM (from Cavaniutz) a round Cap/ule, of 
four cells, and four valves, the cells many-feeded. 
SEEDS very minute, ovate, affixed to a four-cornered re- 
ceptacle. 
