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Germe ; when this Germe becomes a Pericarp, 
or, in other words, when it arrives at matu- 
rity, it is a Capfule filled with large flat feeds. 
There is no,, peculiar curioiity in the Recep- 
tacle of the crown-imperial, nor does there 
often occur any in the common clalfes of 
flowers. There is a part which may be 
miftaken in fome flowers for their Calyx; 
this is what is termed the Brads, or Floral- 
leaves ; thefe are fituated on the petiole, or 
flower-ftalk, and often fo near the frudifica- 
tion as to be confounded with the Calyx. 
Examples of the Brad: may be feen in tilia 
(lime-tree), monarda, paffiflora, paffion-tree ; 
the Brads may be diftinguiftied from the 
Calyx by their longer duration ; they differ 
in fize, lhape, and colour, from the other leaves 
of the plant, but commonly continue as long 
as they do; whereas the Calyx always withers 
when the fruit is ripe, if not before. An in- 
ftance of this kind of Brad is feen in the 
beautiful bunch of leaves which rifes among 
the flowers of crown-imperial, and which has 
juft now been defcribed. There is a fpecies of 
fage (falvia) the Brads of which are beautifully 
coloured; fometimes they are red, and fome- 
times of a deep blue. Linneus has made 
D great 
