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produces a Umple feries of drooping flowers^ in a race- 
mofe order, on fimple capillary red footftalks, with a fmall 
leaf at the bafe of each. Calyx deeply cloven, obtufe. 
Petals obovate, crimfon, paler on the outfide, entire. 
Stamina equal ; the filaments very diort ; anther ce llightly 
curved, with four blunt angles, and four furrow^s, brown^ 
tipped with a pale fimple tube, into which the four cells 
of the anthera open. Ger 7 nen very fmall, obovate, com- 
prefled. Style fliort and fimple. Capfule pendulous, 
obovate, comprefled, pointed. Seeds two in each cell, 
one above the other, cylindrical, handing on a white 
twiifed pedicle. 
Every part is fmooth. We have fpecimens of a va- 
riety with white petals, but the calyx and footftalk re- 
main red. 
EXPLANATION of TAB. 11 . 
I. Calyx and Footftalk. 2. Petal. 3. Stamina. 
4. A Stamen magnified. 5. The fame cut acrofs. 
6. Capfule. 7, 7. Seeds. 
