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'ing the Ovary like a Cap. The Diameter of this 
Cap is of an equal Breadth with the Ovary , which 
it covers entirely, flicking very clofe to it. The Co. 
lour of the Ovary is a pale or whitifh Green, and 
that of the Tube a White that is fullied or dirty. 
The Stamina rife from the Bafe of the Ptjlil, 
they are whitifh, round at the Tops, and raifed to 
the Circumference of the Tube, applying themfelves 
to the Ovary. They are fix teen in Number $ four 
for each Petal. 
The Calix is of one Piece, expanded and cut in- 
to four Lobes down to its Bafis. Thefe Lobes are 
thick, round, lkinny, hollowed in the manner of a 
Spoon, refembling alfo Petala of Rofes not fully 
blown. They feem to crofs one another like the 
Petala. The two upper Lobes are fomething larger 
than the lower ones ; they are greenifh on the out- 
fide, and of a fine deep Red within, which makes 
them more agreeable to the Eye than the Petala ; 
the Red of the upper ones is more lively than that 
of the lower ones. All thefe Lobe3 in fhort are 
hollo wer than the Petala\ they do not cover thofe 
latter farther than half way their Height. This 
Calix enclofes all the Parts of the Flower. It is 
fupported by a Pedicle of feven or eight Lines long, 
its thicknefs being commonly of one third of its 
Length. This Pedicle is green, and cohflantly comes 
outof theEndofaTwig above the lafl Pair of Leaves. 
The Fruit is round, of the Size of a middling 
Orange : Its Bignefs however varies very much, from 
one Inch and a half to two Inches and a half in Di- 
ameter. The Top of it is covered with a’Sort of Cap 
•emboffed, cut out in the Shape of a Rofe,or a Star with 
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