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eundi; omnes introrfnm fpetflantes. CAL . Pe - 
rianth . monophyllum, turbinatum, ftriis eleva¬ 
tis ‘ftriatum , lexfidum : laciniis oblongis, obtu- 
iis, bafi intus tomentofis, reflexis. COR. Petala 
6 vel 7, ovali), obtufi, alba, brevius ungvicu- 
lata, patentia, ca ! yce longiora. STAM. Filam . 
plurima, fetarea, alba, calyci inferta, longitudi¬ 
ne corolla^ inaequalia, patentia. Antheroe lutea:, 
ova^, obtufae, didyma:. VIST. Germina pluri¬ 
ma, conniventia in hemilnhcerium truncatum; 
lingula fubacinaciformia, piiofa. Styli albi, re¬ 
flexi, in orbem digefti, luperne incraflati. Sti¬ 
gmata capitata, truncata, comprefla, fulco lon¬ 
gitudinali, 
PROPR. ree. tuberum , fero autumno efloHo- 
rum : Odor gratus, in flores Aurantiorum inci¬ 
dens; fapor iubdulcefcens, gratus, nili nimis 
aroma florum auranrtiorum faperent; maflicata 
firma, veluc nuces avellanae, fragilia, fapida gra¬ 
ta amaritie; seftate vero effotTa tubera magis ama¬ 
ra funt, minus fragrantia, magis ficca, & non 
fapida. Tubera Jiccata dura; maflicata inter 
dentes duriufcula, friabilia, emolliuntur, fapore 
grato, odore nullo. Herbee rec. fapor amaricans, 
quafi mixtus ex amygdalis amaris Sc floribus 
Naphae; odor contufee herbae confimilis. Florum 
rec # odor & (apor confimiles. 
VIRTUS tuber . nutriens, leniter adfrringens. 
VSUS. 
OBS. t♦ Infuf. aquof. tuber, fice. (liturate 'rubrum, 
dulcelcenn - fubamaricans, fapore in amygdalas a- 
maras incidente; cum vitr. martis nigVefcir. Tubera 
recentia colla referunt tubera Lathyrf ,-fuberofi, for¬ 
ma , colore, cute nigra & detraftili, confMfcentia fir- 
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