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Page 90. Line 2.
"Spun of the tufts the Tradescantia bore."
Tradescantia virginica.—The silk-like tuft within this plant appears to the eye composed of very fine filaments; but on examining one of these small silky threads through a microscope, it looks like a string of Amethysts.
Line 3.
"The Cistus' flowers," &c.
Cistus helianthemum. Dwarf Cistus.
Line 4.
"And threads of Yucca," &c.
Yucca filamentosa.
