HEXANDRIA MOffOeYNIA. 73 
F R A N K E N .1 A. Sea Heath., 
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The Clip is monophyllous, cylindrical, decagonal 
and permanent, with a quinquedentated, acut;e and pa- 
tulent mouth. The flower hath five petals, and ungues 
the length of the cup, the limb is plain and the points 
roundiflr and patent. The nedlarium is a caaaliculated 
pointed unguis, .inferted upon every unguis of the pe- 
tals. The fix hlaments are the length of the cup, with 
roundilfi,’ didymous antherae. The germen is oblong, 
the ftyie is. fimple and the length of .the flamina, having 
three oblong, eredl, obtufe ftjgmata. 1 he fruit is ait 
oval, unilocular capfule, with three valves jcontaining 
many ovate fmall feeds, - - i - - 
L^vis.. .Smooth Sea Heath with linear leaves, ciliated 
at the bafe. . Found on the fea-diore. Per. AugL 
... Pulverulenta. Broad leaved Seuzheath with obovatc 
retufe leaves powdered underneath. Found on fhe coaft 
ptSuJfex. R. Sy. An. July. \ 
P E E^,L I S. Water Purslane. 
The cup is monophyllousi'’campanulated, very: ]arg^ 
and permanent, with the mouth, cut into twelve fegments 
that are alternately reflex. The flower hath fix qvate, 
very minute petals, inferted in the faux of the cupy 
The fix filaments are fubiilated and Abort, witlp,roundilh 
antherse. The germen is ovate, flyle veryj^on^ and 
ftigma orbiculated. The fruit is . a cordate ^bilocular 
capfule, containing many fmall three cornered feeds. 
, Obf. . In, many flofcules of the fame plant: the corol- 
la is wanting. ' . . • 
We have but one fpecies of this plant, which is in 
perfection about or 
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