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Lid hemifpherical, with a little point. Umbels pa- 
nicled in afort of terminal corymbus. 
This, when in flower, is the moft magnificent of its 
genus. The /caves are lanceolate, aftringent and acrid, 
but fcarcely at allaromatic. Flower-/a/ks all compreffed. 
Lid fomewhat membranous. 
All the fpecies are deftitute of hairinefs or pubefcence, 
the /eaves fimple, lanceolate, or ovato-lanceolate, pointed, 
entire, moft frequently oblique, and often unequal at the 
bafe, on angular foot/alks, without /ipule. Stamina very 
numerous. Szy/e and /igma fimple. 
-There feems to be another fpecies in the gardens, with 
narrow leaves, the young ones of a rich purple, but its 
flowers are as yet unknown. 
