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The Pericarpium, or S eed-vejjel, is a roundiih, aepreffed, pea 
tagonal Capjule , with five cells, gaping at the angles. 
The Seeds are numerous and chaffy. 
Obf. The Stamina and ftyle differ fometimes in fituation 
The Species, with us , are , 
i. Pyrola maculata. Spotted Pyrola. 
This is a fmall plant, feldom rifing above four or 
five inches high, with (lender ligneous (talks. The 
leaves are ever-green, oblong and pointed, of a 
thick confidence, with a few (harp ferratures on their 
edges; fmooth and of a dark green on their upper 
fides, but marked with a broad, branching, longi- 
tudinal vein or (treak, of a whitidi or paler colour; 
and (omewhat reddifli underneath. There are gene- 
rally three or four of thefe placed at the top of the 
item fomewhat horizontally, and fometimes fmaller 
ones beneath, fet by threes. The (lowers are like- 
wdfe produced at the top upon a pretty long, (nod- 
ding at firft, but afterwards ereft) divided footftalk, 
often fuftaining two or three white (lowers, which 
are fucceeded by roundiih, depreffed capfules, filled 
with fmall feeds. 
2. Pyrola rotundifolia. Round leaved Pyrola . 
This is of fmaller growth than the former, hav- 
ing about three or four roundiih leaves, rifing from 
the root, with pretty long three fided footflalks, 
channelled above. Thefe often become pretty large 
and a little waved on their edges, they are of a light 
green, and fcarcely perennial. The (lowers are pro- 
duced upon a radical triangular footftalk, of four or 
five inches in length, in form of a racemus or bunch, 
fupporting five or fix white flowers, which are fuc- 
ceeded by fmall, round, deprefled capfules. 
3. Pyrola 
