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d. Bipartite or twice part? d simple, but divided almost down to 

 the base, as in the stich-wort. 



e. Tripartite or thrice-partedsimple, but divided into three 

 parts, almost down to the base. 



f. Laciniated when divided into segments, as in the mignonette. 



22. Equality : In respect to equality, the corolla is 

 either regular or irregular. 



a. Regular when equal in the figure, size, and proportion of the 

 parts, as in the jasmine and privet. 



b. Irregular when the parts differ in figure, magnitude, or pro- 

 portion, as in the lupin, aconite, and dead-nettle. 



23. Figure: The most common varieties of figure 

 are, the globose, campanulate, funnel-shaped, salver- 

 shaped, wheel-shaped, ringent, personate, cross-shaped, 

 papilionaceous, and a few others. 



a. Globose or globular when spherical, or round like a ball, as 

 in the globe-ranunculus. 



b. Campanulate or bell-shapedswelling or bulging out without 

 any tube, as in the convolvulus and campanula. 



. Infundibuliform or funnel shaped having a conical border 

 rising from a tube, as in the thorn- apple, henbane, and tobacco. 



d. Salver-shaped rising from a tube with a flat border. 



e. Rotate or wheel-shaped spreading flat without any tube, as 

 in the borage and speedwell. 



f. Ringent or gaping irregular, gaping with two distinct lips, as 

 in the dead-nettle. 



g. Personate or masked when the lip is closed, as in the snap- 

 dragon. 



h. Cruciform or cross-shapedconsisting of four equal petals, 

 which spread out in the form of a cross, as in the wall-flower and 

 stock. 



i. Papilionaceous or butterfly-shapedirregular, usually con- 

 sisting of four petals, and bearing some. resemblance to the figure of 

 a butterfly, as in the pea, &c. The lower petal, which is shaped 

 somewhat like a boat, is called Hie keel; the vexillum or standard, 



