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leafy. Leaves alternate, on longifli footftalks, fpreading, 
fmooth, thrice divided into narrow, decurrent, fliarp, 
entire fegments, fometimes three-cleft, of a dark green 
colour, and firm rigid fubftance, much refembling the 
leaves of Peucedanum Silaus. The upper and lowermofi: 
are more fimple. Flowers inodorous, in a long, loofe, 
terminal, fimple fpike ; handing in pairs, back to back, 
each on its proper footftalk, with one lanceolate ftiarp 
bradtea in common to the two. Petals white, much 
fpreading, and revolute at the tip. Antherce two-lobed. 
Germen with three remarkable glands at the bafe of its 
footftalk in front. Style much incurved. Follicle oval, 
ftightly carinated. The feeds we have not feen, but they 
fliould feem to be very few. 
EXPLANATION of TAB. VIIL 
1. Corolla, the natural fize. 
2. Anthera. 
3. Glands. 
4. Germen. 
5. Stigma. 
6. Follicle after its feeds are difcharged. 
