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SECT. XXX. 
DIFFERENT FORMS OF SEEDS, 
The sense how stupid, and the sight how blind, 
Who fails a God in Nature’s works to find. 
Oh say, were these the wild result of chance? 
Rather, proud man, confess thy ignorance. 
Smart. 
Seeds present so great a diversity of appearance, that they cannot be 
grouped into distinct assemblages, but must be presented to the reader 
individually, of which the following are some of the more striking examples. 
1. A double seed, each resembling a boat (Semen duplex, naviculjs 
formam reprassentans), as in the umbelliferce . 
2. Kidney-shaped, with heptagon and pentagon cells (Reniforme, ce l- 
lulis pentagonis et heptagonis), as in Poppy seed (Semen 
Papaveris). 
3. Ovate (Ovatum), shaped like an egg, as in Eye Bright (Euphrasia). 
4. Globular (Globosum), as in the Pea (Pi sum), and Coriander 
(Coriandrum). 
5. Square (Tetragonum), having four sides, as in Foxglove (Digitalis). 
6. Triangular (Triangulare), having three sides, as in Tansy (Tana- 
cetum). 
7 . Cylindric (Oblongum) oblong, as in St.Johns Wort (Hypericum.) 
8. Resembling a particular shell (Figuram Conchas mentiens), as in 
Wood Sorrel (Oxalis). 
Q. Ditto , as in Purslane (Portulaca). 
10. Ditto , as in Cinquefoil (Potentilla). 
11. Resembling the head of a monkey (Figuram Cynocephali repra:- 
sentans), as in the Cocoa JVut . 
12. A single crown (Corona simplex), as in Ragwort (Senecio). 
13. A double Grown (Corona duplex), as in Roly Thistle (Centaurea 
Benedicta). 
14. A Shuttle Cock (Corona Penn ace a), as in Dandelion (Leontodon). 
