Calyx of two oblong, concave, caducous leaves. Petals
roundish, pale sulphur-yellow, waved and very delicate.
Stamens numerous. Germen oval, or a little broader upwards,
hispid, crowned with the few-rayed stigma. Capsule
obovate, marked with as many ribs as there are rays
(4 to 6) to the stigma, and opening by orifices beneath the
stigma and between its rays.
It flowers in July.—W. J . H.
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