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faces smooth; length from twelve to twejity-four inches, and from 

 four to six broad. — Sheaths smooth, with as^iort, rounded, ciliate, 

 stipulary process above the insertion of the leaf. — 'Panicle terminal 

 erect, oblong, crowned with numerous, spreading, simple dichoto- 

 mous branches, each supporting from two to five, or six, pale greenish 

 white, somewhat fragrant flowers. — Involucre of Kijnig, in our plants 

 generally two-leaved, lanceolate, first w ithering, then falling before or 

 while in blossom. — Brnctes concave, solitary at the divisions, and sub- 

 divisions of the panicle-- Cfl/y.vsuperior, sub-cylindric, smooth, white, 

 scarcely the length of the tube of the corol, mmith one toothed. — • 

 Corol. Hxterior border of three, nearly equal, linear, recurved, smooth, 

 pale greenish divisions. 'Inner border, or lip unguiculate, somewhat 

 ascending, so as nearly to meet the slightly declining anther; oval- 

 or ovate oblong, concave, apex divided into two lobes by a pretty 

 deep, straight fissure ; margins incurved, curled, minutely laciniate, 

 white, with here and there a small reddish speck, and two recurved 

 fleshy, coloured hurnlets at the base of the claw. — Filament rather 

 longer than the claw of the lip. Anther double, apex deeply emargi- 

 nate, projecting horizontally over the middle of the lip. — Germ be- 

 neath, smooth, oval, three-sided, three -celled, with only two ovula 

 III each cell, attached to the middle of the partition. Sti/le filiform. 

 Stigma funnel-shaped, fringed ; while the flower is in vigorous blos- 

 som erect between the lobes of the anther, afterwards recurved under 

 the anther. — iSlectarial bodies (of Kbnig) nearly square, fluted. — 

 Germ oblong, smooth, three-celled, with two ovula in each, attached 

 to the axis. — Capsule the size of a small cherry, obovate, smooth, deep 

 orange red, three-celled, but entire, as no separation seems to exist, 

 the thin dry cortex crumbles, or breaks to pieces, without any 

 tendency to separate into valves. — Seed one, rarely two in each 

 cell, much compressed, size of a grain of black pepper. Aril nearly 

 complete, there being only an opening at the apex, thin, rathei- fibrous, 

 and of a dull white color. Iniegiiments Iwo, or three- exterior ton"h 

 fibrous, polished, of a dark chesnut colour, a little wrinkled, inner hard, 

 dark brown ; between the two is a spongy lamma of the same colour, 



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