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alfo discoverable, whilft the magnified figure e fays the 
parts more diftindtly in view. This is a remarkable 
character in this flower. 
Fig.y. exhibits the flower laid open: it is finooth 
without, and hoary within j it contains ten ftamina, 
which are infer ted at the bale of the flower, their 
filaments and apices embrace half the ftyle. 
l ?J g* S’ two fiamina magnified, the bafe whereof 
is a tender flefhy lubftance, hoary and of a club-like 
fliape j this diminifhes gradually into a filament, upon 
which is lituated a fingular anthera; this anthera 
burfls at two apertures (as the figure reprefents), and 
dilperfes.its farinaceous duft towards the ftyle : from 
the top of this apex, comes forth, at the oppofite fide, 
two crooked forked horns, bending downwards in 
length of the antera. 
Fig. h. the germen or rudiment magnified. This 
is hoary, its bafe confifts of a red flefhy fubftance, 
with ten obtufe angles. The ftyle fupports a fmall 
globular ftigma, and does not exceed the length of 
the flower. 
Fig. i. reprefents a horizontal view of the germen, 
as obferved through a lens ; it has five regular iocula- 
ments or cells, though ieemingly but one feed; but 
by a clofer infpedfion, there appeared feveral embryo 
feeds in each cell. 
Fig. k. a dried fruit or berry of the andrachne in 
its natural fize, with an horizontal fedtion. This fruit, 
which is tuberculous, I drew from a fpecimen con- 
fifting of the whole branch, leaves, flower-fpikes.with 
many ripe berries which was brought from Aleppo, 
by Dr. Alexander Rufiell ; all which I examined and 
ueferibed at that time for my own fatisfa&ion, and 
find 
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