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but the marginal line runs ftraight to the apex, 

 where the two lines meet, and terminate obtufely. 

 Stamina, diadelphla, iwo fJament a o£ different 

 forms, the one inferior involving the pijUlhim, 

 the other fuperior on the pijiillum incumbent ; 

 the inferior filament involving the germen, 

 membranaceous from the middle downwards, 

 cylindrical, opening longitudinally upwards, the 

 upper part terminating in nine fubulate radi'i^ i- 

 mitating the corolla in flexure and length, the 

 lower radii being gradually longer, the fuperior 

 filament fubulato-fetofe, covering the fiflure of 

 the other, incumljent on it, alike in fituation, 

 gradually fliorter, fimple, its bafts detached 

 from the other, affording a vent for the honey 

 on each fide ; Anthem, ten in all, one on the 

 fuperior filament, and one on each of the nine 

 radii of the inferior. Pistillum, fingle, grow- 

 ing out of the receptaculum within the cal-jx ; 

 Germen, oblong, a little comprefl!ed, fti'aight, 

 of the length of the inferior filament by which 

 it is involved ; Stylus, fubulato-filiform, a- 

 fcending, of the fame length and pofition with 

 the radii of the filament among which it fi:ands, 

 withering: Stig?ria, downy, of the length of 

 the Stylus from the part turned upwards, and 

 placed immediately under the ajtthera:. Peri- 

 CARPiUM, Legumen oblong, comprefied, obtufe, 

 bivalvate, with a longitudinal future both ahove 



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