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a Senfibility, on being touched, as the Species of 
Mimofa. 
The Species of this Genus are, 
I, Oxyoides J avanka^ Jenfitiva^ caule Tubefeente^ 
(tirfu,u, mUefi), f ore mdjfofe. Tab. II. Fig. I, 
II. Oxyotdes Malahartca^ fenftlva^ caule viridi^ 
glahroffore majore. Tab. II. Fig. 2. 
Defertption of the firf Species. 
It is a Plant which grows ufually to the Height of 
half a Foot. It is compofed of a naked Stalk, of Ribs 
of Leaves, and of Pedicles of Flowers. Each of thefe 
Parts is of equal Length, and ufually three Inches, 
when they are at their full Growth ; and the whole is 
difpofed in an Umbel. 
The Root, which is almofl as long as the Stalk, runs 
(freight down, and fometimes obliquely into the Ground. 
It grows taper from its Neck, which is of the fame 
Thicknefs with the Stalk. It is fet with fmall Fibres, 
a little waved and white, and giving Rife to other pret- 
ty fhort Filaments. The whole Root is whitifh. 
The Stalk, which, (as I faid before) is ufually three 
Inches high, arifes fometimes ftreight, and fometimes 
crooked ^ fometimes wrinkled, and fometimes plain 
throughout its whole Length, pretty downy, or rather 
hairy, and always reddifh in fome Places. It is from 
a Line and a half to two Lines thick towards the Top, 
. and ufually fomething lefs towards the Bottom. This 
Stalk, which forms a kind of Button, or little Head at 
the Top, gives Rife at that Place to all the other Parts 
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