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whitish; t'axtirgbl 5, not quite so white. 
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radial, very fine 
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stouter; flowers irregular around top of plant, whitish; corolla tubular, 
petals 14, lanceolate, acute, jagged; stamens numerous; anthers light 
yellow; pistil^ longer than stamens; stigma lobes 3; fruff, red, about 
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f i-ash thick, tapering to point where 
seeds black. 
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