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Dale. & Pet* Gaz. t. 22. f. 3. & Cafiamunier off. ejuf- 

 dem. t. 27. 



Zinziber Sihefre majus, £fc. Slo. Cat. 61. 6c H. t. 105. 



The larger Amomum with a diftindt flower- ftalk. ' 



This plant is frequent enough in the woods, and grows commonly to the height 

 of five or fix feet -, the ftalks are fimple, and fumifhed with oblong leaves, that de- 

 creafe gradually towards the top : the flowers grow on particular ftalks that fpring im- 

 mediately from the root without any foliage j but thefe feldom rife above one or 

 two feet from the ground. 



The root is warm, and Simulates very gently -, it is not much ufed at prefent, 

 but may be very properly adminiftred as a ftomachic and alexipharmic in cafe of 

 need. 









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Of the Diandria, or fiich as have two Filaments or male 



generative Plants in each hermaphrodite Flower. 





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Of fuch as have two Filaments or Stamina^ and one Stile or female 



Party in every Flower. 



Cladium 



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Culmo nodofo, floribus quafi umbellatis> umbellts gra- 



datimaffurgentibus. 





The large florid Cladium. 



This plant grows commonly in marfhy ground, and rifes frequently to the height 

 of four or five feet above the furface - t the ftalk is hollow and jointed, and furnifhed 

 with a few triangular iharp-edged fedgie leaves ; thefe are vaginated at the bafe, and 

 embrace the main ftalk for the fpace of two or three inches above the joints: 

 from each of the upper vaginae, fprings a lateral comprefled and (lightly vaginated 

 peduncle or fupporter which divides foon after into a number of radii in the form of 



umbrella -, thefe are again divided, and fubdivided 



length, they become 



the fimple foot-ftalks of the following flowers, and fructifications, viz. 



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Periantium. Gluma quinque valvis unifora, vahis imbrieatis, exterior ibus bre- 



vioribus, fuperioribus majoribus forem involventibus. 

 Corolla. Gluma univahis genitalia ftritte invohens. 



Seta geminae inermes $ dorfo corolla verfus bafem enata. 

 Pi lament a duo brevijjima, anthoris oblongis fulcatis margine later ali 

 forts utrinque obvolutis, & ad later a jlyli pofitis. 

 Germen oblongo-ovatum, fiylus fmplex longitudine calicis, figmata 



tria tenuia cirrata deflexa. 



Pericarpium. Nullum femen unicum oblongo-ovatum. 



NYCTANTES 1. Caule vohbili, foliis ovatis, fori bus terminalibus 





Nectarium. 



Stamina. 



Piftillum. 





ternatis. 



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