PHYSICAL AND LITERARY, ^ 



Mifs CoLDEn' sDefcription of the fame Plant, 

 N? 153. Gardenia, 



GovER of the flower is a cup, compofed of 

 five lancet-fhap'd leaves continuing. 



Flower 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 their length j their upper 

 parts are fine threads ; they are a little 

 {horter than the flower-leaves. The 

 caps are roundilh. 

 There are three fmall oval-fhap'd bodies, 

 ' of a bright red colour, placed on the 

 feat of the flower alternately with the 

 bundles of chives. 



Pi STILL. The feed-kid (germenj is of a long 

 ovally {hape, with three deep furrows. 

 The files are three threads of the 

 length of the chives. The tips (ftigma) 

 are plain. 



Cover of the feed is a long oval-fhap'd 

 boxi of a dark red colour, with three 

 deep furrows along it, and opening at 



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