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178)
at ye end where ye stem
rises — & tapering to a
point — perhaps conical
It is ovate
comes nearer than ovate

Stem about 18 inch high
round — Some wt woolly especially at
ye joints; lower joints husky
or membrane. Leaves embracing ye stem like
a spatha, accuminated

Leaves in whorles —
generally 2 of them
Lower whorle from 6 to
10 mostly 9 or 7 to 9 — lanceolate — large longi-
=tudinal nerves. Upper
whorle 3 or 4 leaves — ovate
at ye termination of ye stem
from ye center are sent of
several pretty long naked
peduncles bent down-ward —
with, with single flowers
— disk paral. with ye ground.
Usually