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Tab. 55. 
Tab. 56. 
Tab.§ 5,568 
Tab. 57. 
4: §. Thefe Parts differ alfo in their Poftion 5 ftanding fometimes 
double upon each Pedicil, as in Toad-jiax, Snapdragon, and {ome others; 
but ufually fingle, as in Blattaria, Clematis Auftriaca, &c. Sometimes 
faftned to their Pedicils at their middle, ftooping down after the man- 
ner of Poppy and other hanging Flowers 5 as in Spanifh-Broom, Hyfop, 
Scabeous, Behen, &c. Sometimes they ftand erected, as in Clematis 
Austriaca, Ladyes-Looking-Glafs, Rape-Crowfoot, &c. Thofe of Coded 
Arfinart have no Pedicils, but ftand upon a large Ba/é. 
5. §. Of the Pedicéls themfelves, it isto be noted, That they are 
rarely faftned to the Top of the Repofitory or Cafe of the Seed, but 
round about the Bottom. Partly, That hereby they may the better in- 
tercept and feparate the Ixcongruows Parts of the Sap from the Seed, 
Yet in the Coded Arfmart they ftand at the Top. Which is not the only 
thing peculiar in that Plant; it being the property thereof, to ejacu- 
late its Seed, upon the leaft touch. Which property feemeth to de- 
pend, partly, upon the Pofition of the faid Pedicils, as {hall be fhewed 
in {peaking of the Seed. 
6. §. Thefe seed-like Parts are alfo of different Number. In Great 
Celandine, Rofe, Rape-Crowfoot, numerous; in Great Plantaine, and 
fome other Herbs, much more confpicous than the Foliature it lf, In 
Germander-Chickweed, they are always Two, and no more. Sometimes 
they follow the number of the Leaves, efpecially in the number 5 5 as 
in Blattaria, Black Henbean, &c. In Stichwort and Lychnis Sylveftris, 
they are 10, juft double to the number of the Leaves. 
7. §. They differ alfo in their Bigne/s; being in fome fmaller Flom- 
ers, larges as in Borage, Ladys-Looking-Glajs, and others: and in fome 
larger Flowers, lefs 5 as in the Ro/e. 
8. §. Butefpecially in their Shape, which is always very Elegant, 
and with much Variety. In Borage, likethe point of a Spear. In Blat- 
taria, like a Horfé-fhooe. In Clematis Auftriaca, like the Spatula, where- 
with Apothecaries make their Mixtures. In Mallow, like a Head-Roll. 
In yop, they have one Cleft before 5 in Blattaria, one round about ; 
in Water Bettony, one at the Top 5 in Scabions, they have a double Cleft, 
one on each fide; and fo in St. Fohus Wort, Hyofcyamus, and others ; 
before they open, in the Shape of adouble Purjé, 
g- §. Thefe Parts, are all hollow 5 each being the Theca or Café 
ofa great many extream {mall Particles, either Globular, or otherwile 
Convex ; but always regularly. figur’d. They are all crowded together, 
and faftned in clofe Ravks, without any Pedicils, to the Infides of the 
Theca, like other leffer Seeds within a greater 5 or after the fame man- 
ner asin Hyofcyamus and fome other Plants, the true Seeds themfelves 
grow all round about clofé to the Bed of the Cafe; as in Clary, and 
the Fegures now referred to,may be feen. And when they are ripe, the 
Café al{o opens and admits them to the Aer, as the Seed-Cafe doth the 
Seed. The whole Attire, together with the Folzature and Seed-Cafe, 
See in one Example, amongft the Figures. 
to. §. The Colour of thefe {mall Particles conteined in the Theca, 
is alfo different. But as That is ufually White or yellow, fo are Thee: 
fometimes Blemifh; but never Red. And fometimes not of the fame 
Colour with that of the Theca, Which further thews how {crupulous 
Nature is, in differencing the Tindures of the feveral Parts. 
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