‘PHYSICAL ann LITERARY, g_ 
Mifs Cotven's Defeription of the fame Plant, 
N° 153. GARDENIA. 
Cover of the flower is a cup, compofed of 
five lancet-fhap’d leaves continuing. 
FLoweER is five oval-fhap’d leaves, longer 
than the cup, and fpread out, 
CHIVEs are nine, placed in three bundles; 
every three are joined in one body 
for near half the length; their up- 
per parts are fine threads; they are 
a little fhorter than the flower- 
leaves. ‘The caps are roundith, 
There are three {mall oval-fhap’d bo- 
dies, of a bright red colour, placed 
on the /éat of the flower alternately 
with the bundles of chives, 
PistTiLy. The feed-bud (germen) is of a 
long ovally fhape, with three deep 
furrows. The /iz/es are three threads 
of the length of the chives. ‘The 
tips (fligma) are plain. © 
CoveER of the feed is a long oval-fhap'd ~ 
box, of a dark red colour, with three 
deep 
