1x6 POLYANDRIA HEXAGYNIA. 
in the lower part, beneath forming a long attenuated 
tube with an obtuie apex. The hlaments are numerGUfi 
from thircy to forty ana fubuiated, the exterior ones 
fliorcer. The anchcrai are oblong, ere6t and the height 
ot the ne6laria. There are hvt o.ato-oblong germina 
ending in fubuiated ityles longer than the ftamina hav- 
ing eredt, li'mple iligmata. There are ten rugofe, fhort 
awns diilinguiiliing the germina and furrounding them. 
I'nere arc h/e cyLadraceous, parallel, (trait, acuminated 
capfules, conrifiing of one valve o^ ening from the top 
inwards, containing many ovate, keel-fdaped leeds ad- 
hering to the future. 
Vulgaris. Common Cclumhmes with crooked ne6taria. 
'Fer. June. 
Alpina. Mountain Columbines with ftraight nedtaria, 
fh'jrter than die petals, which are Ipear-lhaped. Pc 7 \ 
June. 
UEXAGTNIA comprehends fuck as have f.xpiftils, 
STRATIOTES. Water Aloe. 
It has one d-'^wer inclofed in a compreffed, obtufe, 
connivent (heath, carinated on both Tides, and remams 
till the fruit be ripe. The cup is monophylicus, tri- 
partite, 'eredt, and deciduous. There are three heart- 
fhaped, eredto-patent petals, twice as large as the cup. 
The ftamina are twenty in number the length of the cup, 
inferted into the receptacle, having fimple anther^. 
The germen is ueneath the receptacle having fix bipar- 
t'te ftyles the length of the ftamina and hmple ftigrnata. 
The fruit is an oval capfuie, narrowed cn every ftde, 
ha - ing fix angles and fix cells, filled with oblong, incur- 
ved, and CO umonly winged feeds. 
Aloide^. IVatcr Aloe with fword-like, triangular, cili- 
ato-acuieated leaves. Fer. June. 
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