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are fmall and purplifh coloured, and are fucceeded 
by little heads of fmall, compreffed capfules, each 
enclofing one fmall feed. The flowers on the par- 
tial or fmall footflalks, are not produced at once, 
thofe that are middle-moll or terminal come out 
firfl and are hermaphrodite, and generally barren ; 
thofe on the fides come out later, but one of which 
is generally fruitful; from whence, I had fuppofed, 
fome of the flowers were female, and to the contrary 
of which I am not yet fully convinced. 
This flirub, from the yellownefs of its roots and 
Hems, it is highly probable, might be employed to 
good purpofe in dying cloaths, &c. It has hitherto 
been undefcribed by Botanical writers, though nam- 
ed in fome- late Catalogues in honour of M. Marbois ; 
but having impofed the former name, before I had 
heard of this, have chofe to retain it as being ex* 
preffive of its qualities and appearance* 
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