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are fmaU and purplilh coloured, and are fucceeded 

 by little heads of fmall, compreffed capfules, each 

 enclofing one fmall feed. The flowers on the par- 

 tial or fmall footftalks, are not produced at once, 

 thofe that are middle-moft or terminal come out 

 firft and are hermaphrodite, and generally barren ; 

 thofe on the fides come out later, but one of which 

 is generally fruitful; from whence, I had fuppofed, 

 fome of the flowers were female, and to the contrary 

 of which I am not yet fully corivinced. 



This ftirub, from the yellownefs of its roots and 

 ftems, it is highly probable, might be employed to 

 good purpofe in dying cloaths, &c. It has hitherto 

 been undefcribed by Botanical writers, though nam- 

 ed in fome- late Catalogues in honour of M. Marbois; 

 but having impofed the former name, before I had 

 heard of this, have chofe to retain it as being ex- 

 preflive of its qualities and appearance. 



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