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141). The sepals are five in number, the posterior upper one 

 being- large and helmet-shaped. The petals are 2 to 5 and rather 



Fig. 140. A group of transplanted wild plants with a plant of Cimicifuga racemosa 

 in the foreground, showing the characteristic, large, decompound leavfes and long raceme of 

 flowers. 



