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throat muffled,) *is snap-dragon ; or ringent, (with the 

 throat open,) as mint, motherwort, catnip, monkey- 

 flower. 



Polypetalous Carols are, 



1. Cruciform. Consisting of four equal petals spreading 

 out in the form of a cross, as radish, cabbage, mustard, 

 &c. 



2. Caryophylleons. Having five single petals, each term- 

 inating in a long claw, enclosed in a tubular calyx, as 

 pink, catchfly, cockle, &c. 



3. Liliaceous. A corol with six petals, spreading gradual- 

 ly from the base, so as altogether to exhibit a bell-form 

 appearance, as tulip, lily, &c. 



4. Rosaceous A corol formed of roundish spreading pe- 

 tals without claws, or with extremely short ones, as 

 rose, apple, strawberry, &c. 



5. Papilionaceous. A flower which consists of a banner, 

 two wings and a keel, as pea, clover, &c. 



If a corol agrees with none of the above descriptions 

 it is called anomalous. 



SuBDIVISIOJiMF THE STAMEN. 



1. Anther. The knob of the stamen, which contains the 

 pollen ; very conspicuous in the lily, &c. Never wanting. 



2. Pollen. The dusty or mealy substance contained in the 

 anthers. Never wanting. 



3. Filament. That part of the stamen which connects 

 the anther with the receptacle, calyx, or pistil. Often 

 wanting. 



SUBDIVISIONS OF THE PISTIL. 



1. Stigma. The organ which terminates the pistil ; very 

 conspicuous in the lily, and hardly distinguishable in 

 the Indian corn. Never wanting. 



2. Germ. That part of the pistil which in maturity be- 

 comes the pericarp and the seed, as in the cherry, pom- 

 pion. Never wanting. 



3. Style. That part of the pistil which connects the stig- 

 ina and the germ : very conspicuous in the lily. Want- 

 ing in the tulip and some other flowers. 



SUBDIVISIONS OF THE PERICARP. 

 1. Silique. That kind of pod which has a longitudinal 

 partition, with the seeds attached alternately to its op- 

 posite edges, as radish, cabbage, &c. 



