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upon the leaves of the lime or the plane, but in much lefs 

 quantity ; this is of the tafte of fugar. 



From the root of the branch arifes a number of flalks, 

 fometimes two, but never, as far as 1 have feen, more than 

 three. The flower and feed are defended by a wonderful 

 perfection and quantity of fmall parts. The head when in 

 its maturity is of a purpliffi brown. The plate reprefents 

 it in its natural fize, with its condiment parts diflected and 

 feparated with very great attention. As they are/many, 

 each have a number affixed to them. 



Male-flower described. 



The i ft is the flower in its perfect ftate feparated from 

 its ftalk. The 2d is the upper cafe. The 3d is the cafe, 

 or meath, oppofite to the foregoing. The 4th are inner 

 cafes which inclofe the three ftamina, with the beard and 

 the arifta. The 5th is irs fhle. The 6th its ftamina, with 

 the two cafes that inclofe them. The 7th is the flieath, with 

 its ear and its beard. 



Female-flower described. 



The 8th is the rudiment of the fruit, with two ftigmata. 

 The yth, the perfect flower. 



kantuffa; 



