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Of flowers. 
FerJi/ieni^ continuing till the fruit is ripe. 
Evergreen^ continuing all the year. 
CHAPTER V. 
Of flowers, 
S IMPLE flowers are fuch as have not a recept 
tacle common to many flowers. 
Compound flowers confift of many florets placed 
on a common broad receptacle. PL V. fig. i. 4. 5. 
The radius is the outfide florets of a compound 
flower. 
The dijk is the middle part of a compound flower. 
Amentaceous flowers confift of many florets diL 
pofed on the fides of a long receptacle, as in Hazel 
and Willow. PL V. fig. 6. 
A fpicida is the amentaceous flower of a Grafs, fur- 
niftied with a common calyx at its bafe. PL V. fig 7. 
Flowers in refped of fex are, 
Hermaphrodite^ having both ftamina and piftil. 
Male^ having the flamina, but wanting the piftiL 
Female^ having the piftil, but wanting the ftamina* 
Neutral^ having neither ftamina nor piftil, as the 
outfide florets of Sunflower, Centaury, and Ople. 
Diclinous^ of different fexes. 
Monoicous, male and female on the fame plant, as 
in Oak, Hazel, and Carex. 
Dioicous^ male and female on diftind plants, as 
in Willow, Hemp, and Mercury. 
Polygamous^ hermaphrodite, and either male or 
female, or both, omthefame, or on diftincl plants, 
as in Afh, Maple, and Pellitory. 
Luxuriant flowers have fome of their parts aug- 
mented in number, and other effential parts there- 
by excluded. 
I. Multiplied^ the corolla fo increafed as to ex- 
clude a part of the ftamina,. 
2. Full 
