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(and having call their farina) plane, targetted, and remarka- 
ble for their eight-cleft margin. 
* The Female Empalements are as in the Male. 
They have no Corolla . 
The Germen is ovate and pointed. The Style none. The Stig- 
ma obtufe. 
The Seed-veJJel is formed of the lengthened receptacle, into a 
globofe, fucculent, coloured covering or berry, open at top. 
The Seed one, oblong-ovate, the apex protruding out of the 
berry. 
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We have , native but one Species, viz. 
Taxus canadenfis. Canadian Yevu-Tree . 
This flirub is of low growth, but divided into 
many branches fpreading on every fide. The leaves 
are narrow, ftiff, linear, pointed, and evergreen ; 
thick fet upon all Tides of the branches, but inclin- 
ing upwards. The flowers come out thick upon the’ 
Tides of the branches and are fucceeded by oval, 
red, fucculent berries, open at top, and encloflng 
an oval brown feed. This is a beautiful evergreen 
forub, capable of being formed into any fliape. 
THUYA. 
ARBOR V I T iE, or TREE OF LIFE. 
Clafs 21. Order 9. Monoecia Monodelphia, 
* HP H E Male Flowers are difpofed iii oval katjkins, and are 
■** placed upon a common footftalk in triple oppofition ; 
each one having for its bafe 
A Scale fomewhat ovate, concave ^nd obtufe. 
No Corolla , but 
- Four Filaments in each flower, fcarce manifeft, and as many 
Anther ce, adjoined to the bafe of the fcaly cup. 
*The Female flowers are upon the fame plant, in fomewhat 
ovate Cones, compofed of oppofite Scales, which axe two 
flowered, ovate and convex. 
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