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out of the quadruple fheath abed , which contained 
the bud. The firft fet of thefe roots cannot come 
out without pulhing away the leaf which wraps up the 
whole, no more can any of the reft ; I believe the part 
marked r is the neck of the plant, or the place at which 
it comes out of the ground. 
N 9 3. Shews the third order of loots, compofed of its 
firft fet ee % of its fecond ff^ of its third gg, and of its 
fourth bb. Each of thefe fets as it comes out likewife 
throws down one of thofe leaves, which in the body of 
the work I have called the external, or proper leaves 
of the plant. What is meant to be fhewn here is rather 
the place than the length of them, as they are commonly 
between twenty and thirty inches long, x and x are the 
fecond productions or immediate growths of the ftump* 
Thefe 
ordre proviennent da quadruple etui de feuilles feminales abed, qui envelop* 
poient l’embryon. Le premier plan de ces racines n’a pu fortir fans chaffer la 
feuille enveloppe du tout; ainli des autres. Je crois que la partie r forme le 
collet de la plante, 
N° 3. Prefente le troilieme ordre de Cannes com pole de fon premier plan ee, 
du fecond ff 9 du troilieme gg, du quatrieme hh ; chacun de ces plans fait ainli 
tomber en fortant une de ces feuilles que j’appelle dans l’extrait, exterieures ou 
propres de la plante : je deligne ici plutot leur place que leur longueur puirqu* 
dies ont ordinairement depuis vingt jufqu’a trente pouces, x et x font les 
N n a fecondes 
