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turned to the light, and its face 

 down throws itself entirely back, 

 to look at the sky, and nothing else ; 

 and your blossom is complete. 



Keeping, therefore, the ideas of 

 calyx and corolla entirely distinct, 

 this one general point you may note 

 of both : that, as a calyx is origin- 

 ally folded tight over the flower, 

 and has to open deeply to let it out, 

 it is nearly always composed of 

 sharp pointed leaves like the seg- 

 ments of a balloon ; while corollas, 

 having to open out as wide as possi- 

 ble to show themselves, are typically 

 like cups or plates, only cut into 

 their edges here and there, for orna- 

 mentation's sake. 



22. And, finally, though the co- 

 rolla is essentially the iloral group 

 of leaves, and usually receives the 

 glory of colour for itself only, this 

 glory and delight may be given to 

 any other part of the group ; and, 

 as if to show us that there is no 

 really dishonoured or degraded membership, the stalks 

 and leaves in some plants, near the blossom, flush in sym- 

 pathy with it, and become themselves a part of the effect 



FIG. 9. 



