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ing Water Star-wort. In feveral places where water 
has ftood in winter. 
3. Stellaria aquatlca foliis longis tenuiffmiis^ R.290. 
W ater Star-wort, with long and very hender leaves. 
Stratiotes, W ater Aloe, The ftalks are thick, 
fpongy, and fiat, ending in two thick, fpongy^ 
green leaves, which form a fheath in the fhape of 
a crab’s claw, and in it the fiower and ovary are 
clofe wrapt up. Out of the center of this fiieath 
' arifes a thick, fpongy pedicle, fuftaining an ob- 
long ovary, divided into fix fpongy cells, each 
of which contains a fingle feed like an Oat. On 
the top of the ovary grows a grofs monophyllous 
‘ empalement, divided into three large fegments, 
long, and of a green colour : It has a large, tri- 
petalous, white flower, expanding like a Rofe„ 
with a great' number of chives. From the top 
of the ovary arile fix tubes, refle6led and bifid ; 
fo that upon a flight view there appears to be 
. double the number : It has long, narrow leaves, 
lharply dented about the edges. The fpecies are : 
‘ I . Stratiotes foliis Aloes femine^ longo Gundelfli ap. 
Johren. five Militaris aizoides^ R. 290, P. I249«i 
M.ilitaris aizoides^ G. 677. Aloe faluftris-^ C. 286. 
Water Aloe, or Frefli-water Soldier. In flow rivers 
and Handing waters. 
2. Stratiotes foliis Afari^ femine rotundo Gundellh 
ap. Johren. I^ymph^a alba miyiima^ R. 290^ 0 . 193* 
Alba minima^ five IVLorfiis ran^^ P. 1252. M.orfus 
ran^, G. E. 818. The Lead white Water-lilly,; 
or Progbit. The leaves ot this refemble thofe of 
Afa"<^rabaca. • ^ 1 j r • 
- Morfus ran<€ flore pleno odor atiffimo nonduni defer ip^ 
tus, R.290. Double-flower’d Sweet Frog-bit. 
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