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beyond the Surface of the contiguous Parts of the 
Head. 
A clofeObfervation and good Glaffes have inform’d 
me, that in this little Head there are not wanting the 
Parts effential to the Fruftification of what are com- 
monly called the more perfedt Plants. 
This Ring istruly a monophyllous undulated Calyx% 
and within it arife fixteen pyramidal fimbriated Stami- 
na : Thefe are of a pale-greenifh Colour, and are loaded 
with a white oval Farina .The Stamina all bend toward 
each other from their Safes, and almoft meet in a 
Point at their Tops. This is their Appearance when the 
Head is nearly ripe, and is what is exprefs’d at Fig . 4. 
Tab. I. And immediately under the Arch formed by 
thefe Stamina is plac'd a {lender, cylindric, hollow 
Fijiillum , thro' which the Farina makes its Way, and 
is difperfed among the Seeds in the Head. 
The external Membrane of the Head is a Continm 
ation of the outer Covering of the Stalk, and is 
ftrengthen'd at its Bafis by four or five Ribs, which 
foon lofe themfelves in the Stride. 
A longitudinal Sedtion of the Head {hews, that the 
Membrane before- mentioned inclofes a Seed-veflfcl fo 
large as to fill it every Way : In moil Places they 
touch* but where-ever they do not, a Number of 
very (lender, white, and tranfparent Fibres fhew 
themfelves, which join them together. This Seed- 
veffel is fill'd with perfedt and very beautiful Seeds $; 
they are round, tranfparent while unripe, but af- 
terwards opaque, and of a very beautiful Green 5 which 
Colour they retain even when dried. 
The Number of Seeds in one of thefe Heads is 
aftonifhingly great ; I have many times attempted to 
count 
