QUESTIONS. 299 



What term defines the apcA. :* — or base ? 



The margin — is it dentate? — serrate? — entire? — etc. 

 Size, State their measurements. 

 Quality. Describe their surface-quality, or clothing. 



§ 5. The Petiole. 

 Fornix etc. State the form, size, and quality of the petiole. 



§ 6. The Stipules. 

 Life, etc. State their duration, kind, and form. 



III. ON THE FLOWER REGION OF ANY FLOWERING PLANT 



(except the composites, sedges and grasses). 



§ 1. Inflorescence. 



Place. Define the position and posture of the flowers. 



Kind. In general, is the inflorescence solitary, or centripetal? etc. 



In particular, is it a raceme ? — spike ? — spadix ? 

 Appendages. Name the flower-stalks, if any. 



Describe the bracts, it any. 



The involucre — the involucels. 



Point out the scales — the pales. 



Point out the rachis — the torus. 



§ 2. The Flower. 



Number. What is the radical number of the flower? 



Construction. Name all its organs. How many are there of each ? 



Is it complete? What is lacking? 



Is it regular? How irregular? 



Is it symmetrical? How unsymmetrical? 



Why polypetalous, or gamopetalous ? 



Distinguish the torus — the disk. 



§ 3. The Calyx and Corolla, or Perianth. 



Form. Is it polyphyllous? Are its leaves united? 



What term defines the special form ? 

 Quality. In surface, is it smooth?— hairy ?— granular? 



What term or terms define the color? 



