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thebafe oi the corolla. The fix filaments are fubulared, 
inferted into the valves of the ncdarium, fhaped like a 
bow and alternately fnorter. I'he anther^e are oblong, 
attached by the fides and erect. Between the nedtarium 
is a roundifh germen having a lubulated llyle and a 
truncated ftigma. The fruit is a globofe, ftelhy, tri- 
lobed, trilocular capfule, containing many triangular 
feeds gibbous on one fide. 
Obf. Linn. The filaments in fome are declinated, in 
others bent in the form of a bow. 
OJfifragum, Lancafldre /ifphcdel with leaves fhaped. 
like a fword and woolly filaments. On the WhiU-mofs^ 
plentifully, near Tealand^ Lan, Per, Aug, 
A N T H E R I C U M. Spiderv/ort or Scottish 
Asphodel. 
The flower confifls of fix oblong, obtufe and very 
patent petals without any cup. 1 he fix filaments are 
tubulated and ere6l, having fmall proftrate, quadrifuL 
cated antherae. The germen is obfoleteiy three corner- 
ed, the ftyle is fimpie and the length of the llamina, 
with an obtufe three cornered fligma. The fruit is an 
ovate, fmooth, trifulcated, trilocular capfule, with three 
valves containing numerous angulated ieeds. 
Calyculatum, Scottijh Afphcdel with leaves like fwords, 
cups with three lobes and fmooth filaments. Per, Sep. 
ASPARAGUS. 
The flower hath fix oblong petals co-hering at their 
tips, formed into a tube, the three inner ones alternately 
placed, reflexed at their extremities and remain till the 
fruit be ripe. The fix filaments are thread-like, inferted 
on the petals, eredb and fhorter than the corolla, having 
roundifh anthers. The germen is turbinated, three 
cornered, with a very fhort ftyle, and the ftigma a pro- 
minent point. The fruit is a globofe berry, umbilicated 
and trilocular, containing two roundifh feeds internally 
.anguLted and fmooth,. ^ Ob£^ 
