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hath from five to fifteen oblong, obtufe and fmooth pe- 
tals. The filaments are many, very fliort and fubulated 
having oblong, inflex antherae. The germina are nu- 
merous and collected into a head, - and- the; ftigmata are 
acute and reflex. The receptacle is oblong. The feeds 
are numerous, irregular, angulated, gif)bous at the bafe, 
reflex at the apices, a little prominent, .and without a 
beard. 
Annua, Adonis Flower whofe flower hath eight petals, 
and fruit of a cylindrical form. In the clofes betwixt 
Stonechurch and Slueenhithe. At ' Chatham: Alfo neai: 
t)ownham-bridge in F(orfolk, An, June^ July. 
>RANUNCULUS. Crowfoot. 
' The cup confifls of five obtufe, concave, coloured, 
deciduous leaves. The corolla hath five obtufe, fmooth 
petals with fmall ungues. The nedtarium is a cavity in 
each petal, above the ungues. The filaments are many, 
fhorter by half than the corolla, the antherae are ered, 
oblong, obtufe and didymous. The germina are nume- 
rous and colledfed into a head, having reflex and fniall 
ftigmata without any ftyles; the receptacle connects the 
feed by means of very fmall peduncles and, the feeds are 
very many, irregular, uncertain in their fhape, and reflex 
at the apices. 
Obf.' Linn. The eflfential character confifts in the 
nectarium, the other parts of frudtification being always 
uncertain, hence confufion without a knowledge of the 
nedtarium. ' 
Ficaria hath a triphyllous cup and many"^ petals, Ang. 
Celendine. 
Such as have Jimple leaves. 
i: Lingua. Great Spearwort W\t\\ lanceolated leaves and 
I an erect ftalk. Between Rcihcrhithe and Deptford plen- 
Itifully. Fer, May. 
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