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Sept. 30th No. 330
Late Branched Spike
but know not wt it is —

Calyx — Cup of 3 segts 3 petals — on large ye
other 2 small — & stand near
together — ye larger one on
ye oposite & upper side.

Corol. 2 large petals grow oposite
between ye 2 small & ye large segts —
ovate — Or think may belong to ye
Calyx. for they are all coloured
white borders with broad strips of green
in ye middle. And within ye is ye
appearance of 2 wings & a keel petal
yt surrounds ye Stam.

Stam — It may be of ye 14 but amost
inclined to think it si ye 23 Class —
& should think so if ye Style was on
ye Germen in any advanced stage
of ye flower — before full bloom ye
stile seems to be on ye germen size.
filamts 6 8 or so very short & fine to
grow upon it. Anthera simple &
large for ye flower.

Pistil — Germ. above ovate compressed —
stile & stigma appear like ye [keell?] a-
bove —

Seeds — 2 ovate or oblong indented black seeds
contained in capsule of 2 cells. — large

But ye flower is too small to be
perfectly exam. with my Microscope
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