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The Anatomy Book L 
5. § THE FOLIATION alfo, isof the fame fubf{tantial Nature 
with the green Leaf; the Membrave, Pulp, and Fibres whereof, be- 
ing, asthere, fo here, but the continuation of the Sk, the Cortical 
and Lignous Bodies. 
6. §. The Foulds of the Flower or Foliation are various, as thofe 
of the green Leaf; but fome of them different. The moft general 
are, Firft, The Clofe-Couch, asin Rofes, and many other double Flow- 
ers. Then the Concave-Couch, as in Blattaria flore albo. Next the 
Plait, asin fome of the Leaves of Peafé-Blooms, in the Flowers of Cori- 
ander, &e. which is either fingle, asin thofe nam’d 5. or double, as in 
Blew-Bostle, Ffacea, and more of that rank. Next, the Couch, and 
Plait together in the fame Flower, as in Marigolds, Duiffes, and all 
others ofan agreeing form: where the firft apparent Fowld or Com- 
pofture of the Leaves is in Couch; but the Leaves being erect, each 
likewife may be feentolie in a double Plait within it felf Then 
the Row!, asin the Flowers of Ladies-Bower, the broad top of each 
Leaf being by a double Row! foulded up inwardly. Next, the Spire, 
which is the beginning,of a Rowl; and may be feen in the Flowers 
of Mallows, and others. Laftly, the Plt and Spire together, where 
the Part analogous to the Folsation, is of one piece, the Plaits being 
here laid, and fo carried on by spiral Lines to the top of the Flower, 
as is in divers, andI think, in Conxvelvulus Doronici folio, more cle- 
gantly feen. Thefe and other Foulds, See in the Figures belonging 
to the Second jpart of the Fourth Wook. The reafon of all which 
varieties , a comparative confideration of the feveral Parts of the 
Flower may fuggeft. [le only mention, That no Flower, that I find, 
hath a Back-Rowl, as hath the green Leaf. For two Reafons ; becaufe 
its Leaves have not their Fébres ftanding out much on their backfide, 
as the green Leaves have; and becaufe of its Aftire, which it ever em- 
bofomes, and cannot {0 well do it by a Bach-Rowl. 
7. §. Whe ufual Protections of Flowers by the Precedents are ex- 
prefsd, fc. Greee Leaves and Empalements. Some have another more 
peculiar, that isa double Veils as the Spring-Crocus. For having no 
Evpalement,and ftarting up early out of the Afsuld,even before its Green 
Leaves, and that upon the firft opening of the Spring; left it thould 
thus be quite ftarved, “tis born fwath’d up in a double Blanket, or 
with a pair of Sheets upon its Back, 
8. §. The Leaves of divers Flomers at their Bafis have an hairy 
Taft; by which Tufts the Concave of the Empalement is filled up ; 
That, being very choice and tender, they may thus be kept in a gen- 
tle and conftant Warmth, as moft convenient for them. 
9. §. The Leaves of the Flower, though they are not hairy all 
over, yetin fome particular parts they are often fet with a. fine 
Downy Velvet; that, being by their thape and pofture in thofe 
parts contiguous to their delicate and tender Attire, they may thus 
give it a more foft and warmer touch. Thus in the Flower of Ladies 
Bower, thofe parts of its Leaves which row! inward, and lie contiguous 
to the Aitire, are Downy 3 whereas the other Parts are fmooth or 
bald : So the Flowers of Peafe, spanifh Broom, Toad-Flax, and many 
others, where contiguous to their Aftires, are deck’d with the like 
Fairy Velvet. 

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