f 5 ) 
Beauty of the reft; they have a very dis- 
agreeable, bitterifli Tafte, which chiefly af- 
fedfs the Bafis of the Tongue. 
Within the Flower are many white Sfa- 
mina , exceeding Small, as in Rofes, with 
yellow Heads Shaped like a Heart ; in one 
Flower, there are Sometimes an hundred and 
thirty of thefe Stamina. The Flowers are 
Succeeded by great Plenty of Fruit, which is 
ztnicapjiilar y bicapjular> but more commonly 
tricap fular y like the Seed Veflels of the 
Ricinus , or Puhna Chrifti , compofed of three 
* round Capfula , of the Bignefs of wild Plumbs , 
grown together to one common Foot Stalk, 
as to a Center, but diftinguifhed by three 
pretty deep Partitions.; each Capfula con- 
tains a Hujk , Nut, and Seeds. The Nut is 
almoft round on one Side only, where the 
three Capfula grow together, Somewhat com- 
prefled, covered with a thin, hardiSh, Aim- 
ing, cheSnut-coloured Shelf which being 
cradc’d, diScovers a reddifh Kernel , of a firm 
Subftance like Filler ds , at firft of a fweetifli, 
but not very agreeable Tafte, which Soon 
grows rougher and bitter, like that of the 
Cherry Seeds, making People Spit very plen- 
tifully, and very naufeous when they fall 
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