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some shut soon after, while others remain expanded till night." For further information on this subject, see Milne's Botanical Dictionary.
Nymphæa alba.—The flower of this beautiful aquatic opens about seven in the morning, closes about four in the afternoon, and then lies down upon the surface of the water. Linnæus.
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"Hieracium's various tribe."
All I believe of the solar tribe; the two mentioned by Withering are the sabaudum and murorum. The first opens at seven, and shuts between one and two; the other expands at six in the morning, and closes between two and three in the afternoon.
