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THE AMERICAN BOTAXIST. 
However the source of strengLh and immortality contin- 
uerl to ^\n^y and the -reater part was spilt in lu^aven, and 
^kies. In the white and milky way 
•: o South as Vin Liictcii or milky way. 
: ^liowers upon the distant earth and 
• lilies of Immortality — the 
in j: the altars of our tem- 
yellow-!?n:en and quite hairy abov 
and velvety to the touch with al)u;: 
Leaflets narrowly oval, outline emir -- 
taper-pointed, the middle one rounded at the base, the 
others wed^?e-shaped, rather thick and firm, about one- 
half as wide as long, the middle one wider, all stalked. 
Petiole and petiolules slender, terete or slightly grooved, 
glandless, somewhat pubesc^-nt, prickles rather s:out and 
hooked, not numerous, in three rows continued in one on 
the midrib ; the petiolule of the middle leaflet over an inch 
long, those of the side t)ne9 one-half as long, the basal 
ones short-stalked. 
weight of foliage, prickles intact, darkened slightly in 
