7 
produces a fimple feries of drooping flowers, in a race- 
mofe order, on fimple capillary red footitalks, with afmall 
leaf at the bafe of each. Calyx deeply cloven, obtufe. 
Petals obovate, crimfon, paler on the outfide, entire. 
Stamina equal; the Alaments very fhort; anthere flightly 
curved, with four blunt angles, and four furrows, brown, 
tipped with a pale fimple tube, into which the four cells 
of the anthera open. Germen very fmall, obovate, com- 
prefled. Style fhort and fimple. Cap/ule pendulous, 
obovate, compreffed, pointed. Seeds two in each cell, 
one above the other, cylindrical, {tanding on a white 
twiited pedicle. 
Every part is {mooth. We have fpecimens of a va- 
riety with white petals, but the calyx and footftalk re- 
main red. 
EXPLANATION or TAB. I. 
1. Calyx and Footftalk. 2. Petal. 3. Stamina. 
4. A Stamen magnified. 5. The fame cut acrofs. 
©. Capfule. 7,7. Seeds. 
