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flower agrees with the full description of that genus 

 [PLATE 14.]. 



" The cup consists of two egg-shaped leaves."- 



EDWARD. 



But these flowers have no cup. 



MOTHER. 



You must look at some of those which are not 

 fully blown, for in this genus the calyx falls off as 

 soon as the blossom opens. When this is the case, 

 the calyx is said to be Cadu'cous ; if it falls off 

 along with the other parts of the flower, it is called 

 Decid'uous, as in the Wall-flower; when it re- 

 mains after the other parts of the blossom fall, it 

 is said to be Permanent, as in the Corn-cockle. 



" The cup consists of two egg-shaped leaves, 

 " notched at the ends. The blossom is composed 

 " of four round flat petals, large and spreading out, 

 " and narrowest at the end next to the receptacle. 

 " The filaments are numerous, like hair, and much 

 " shorter than the blossom ; and the anthers are 

 " oblong and flattened. In the pistil the germen 

 "is large, and in general, nearly round, like a 

 "globe;" but in some of the species it is oblong, 

 as in this instance ; " there is no style ; and the 

 " summit is shaped like a target, (or something 

 " like a saucer turned upside down), flat, and divid- 

 " ed into rays, like the spokes of awheel. The seed- 



