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afterwards they are all of ,a deep Red Colour, only 
their jagged Extremities are tipt with a White inclining 
to a Yellow. 
Thefe Tub£, or Capillamenta, are from i, to i 4 
Inch in Length. 
The Stylus^ while undivided, is ftrong enough to 
fupport itfelf, being enclofed within the tubular Part 
of the Flower-, but the Capillamenta being very weak 
and (lender at their Beginning, this occafions them to 
hang down between the Petala. 
F 1 G U 6. 
Reprefents a Root of the Saffron- Plant, that has two 
Stalks enclofed in one common Vagina, the whole 
Flower with the Stamina and Apices in one, and the 
Stylus only in the other with the Leaves, peduncuU, ' 
and Ovarium in both, being fairly delineated from the 
Life. 
Ji A, The Flotper expanded into Jix beautiful Segments. 
a a. The Fijiulous Part of the Flower. 
b. c. The fix Petala. 
c. c, c. The three larger Petala. 
b. b. b. The three frnaller ones. 
d. d. The three Stamina, or Chives. 
e. e, e. The three Apices. 
ff. The Vafculum Seminale. 
g. g. The Pedunculi. 
h. h. The Stylus.* 
i. i, i. The three Capillainenta Tubifbrmia. 
k. k.k. The jagged Extremity of the Oipillainenta. 
B. B. The Root. 
C. C. The Graffy Leaves. 
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