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above the male flowers ; the /ligma of the 
uppermoft being commonly fome inches a- 
bove the neareft flaming. 
** Locus. Nunquam piftilliferae fportt 
‘¢ nafcuntur fine flaminiferis in eadem terra; 
** prodeunt ex eodem feminae ambae.” Lin- 
naeus (ce). But this cannot be proven. Yea, 
Camerarius afferts the contrary (f). But, 
granting it true, it proves nothing, confirms 
nothing. 
27. Argument 4th, ‘ Ex tempore quoque 
“‘ vegetationis harum partium  concludere 
‘datum eft: namgue in antheris, ftamina 
‘‘farinam foecundantém eo tempore conti- 
“nent, quo piftillum viget, deinde, excuffo 
‘* pulvere peracta foecundatione, perit ftamen ; 
** fuccus copiofior in piftillum devolutus, ef- 
“* ficit ut fructum maturefcat,” Ge/nerus (g). 
But the flaming fpinaciae, mercurtalis, canna= 
bis, mays, juniperi, violae martiae, &c. thed 
their duft commonly before their /gmata 
are vifible. 
*‘ Quarto f¢empus. Primum hic atten- 
‘«dendum venit quod ftamina et piftilla una 
** proveniant, 
(e) Phil. Bot. p. gr. 
(f) See No. fo. fupra. 
(g) Diflert. p. 91. 
