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Nature of the Liliurd fiore reflexo, defcribed by him, 
by its Papi/Ubcing ofUfe in the Manner and Figure 
defcribed Plate 5 . Fig. 2 . of his Book. 1 have fince 
taken all poffiblc Methods to fatisfy myfelf, and (hall 
communicate the following Experiments, being the 
mod material, without any Apology : as, upon a Com 
vision of an Overfight or Miflake, I am very ready 
to acknowledge my Error. 
After the Calix , Pet ala , &c. are dripped off, the 
fird Thing the Fiower prefen ts to View are a double 
Row of purple Threads : Thefe Threads appear thus? 
( See Tab. II. Fig. 3* a.) on which we may plainly 
perceive a fort of capillary Tubes (or whatever you 
will call them) Handing as I before obferved. Here 
we may be at a Lofs for a Paflage for the acting Matter 
ol the Farina » we mud therefore look further. Upon 
cutting thefe Threads longitudinally, they appear in 
many Places as tlrs before us, and are often pretty 
full. The Occafion of thefe Appearances, (. Fig • $.b .) I 
own I am not Botanift enough to folve, nor will the 
fird Magnifier give me Satisfaction. At the Bottom 
of thefe, fet round the Stem, is a Angle Row of 
fmall Threads, not exceeding half an Inch: Thefe ap- 
pear to have much broader Heads than the long pur- 
ple Threads around them and being fo well fecured 
and fortified from Injury, I imagine to be of great 
Ufe and Confequence to the Flower ; yet they appear 
fet in the fame Manner, tho J the Tubes do not rife 
fo high. I .am inclined to believe thefe may be de- 
ifgn'd in this Flower as Papillae j id. As they are fo 
well fortify’d from all Injury from without ; 2dly, As 
the Farina , when the Flower blows, and clofes at 
Night, is turn'd inwards; which Time, I am like- 
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