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hearths, &c. They are very ee as by all sorts of 
peoples for tis tw eo > 
The calix is two fold ; consisting of a proper involuerum of two 
leaflets, which are triangular, plane and deciduous; and a triphyl- 
lous perianth, the leaves of which open and fall back as the flower 
expands ; they are petal form, oblong, concave, and deciduous. 
The corolla is bell-shaped, composed of six, seven, and some- 
times more, oblong, obtuse, spathulated petals, spotted towards the 
top with green, and towards the claws with red, orange and yellow. 
They are open and variegated with different delicate tints, of which 
yellow predominates. Near the attachment of the petals to the re- 
ceptacle, is the nectary, and the flowers secrete a vast quantity of 
honey. The bees are observed to resort to them in great numbers. 
It is calculated that the flowers of a single tree, may produce seve- 
ral gallons of excellent honey. © 
The stamens are numerous; the filaments are linear, shorter 
than the corolla, and inserted into the receptacle. The anthers are 
linear, and connected longitudinally, to the sides of the filaments. 
The pistils are numerous; the germs ese in the e form 
of a cone, destitute of a style, and the stigmas globos 
