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T 1 1 IC FLOWER. 



sepals, one of which, the uppermost and largest, is prolonged poste- 

 riorly into a long and hollow spur. Within these, and alternate with 



them as far as the)' go, are the petals, only four in numher, and these 

 of two shapes, the two upper ones having long spurs which are re- 



FIG. 898 Flower of a Larkspur. 399 The five sepals (outer circle) and the four petals 

 (inner circle) displayed. 400 Ground-plan of the calyx and corolla 



FIG 401 Flower of an Aconite or Monkshood 402 Tile five sepals and the two small 

 and curiously-shaped petals displayed : also the stamens and pistils in the centre 403. 

 Ground-plan of the calyx and corolla; the dotted lin.s, as in Fig 400, representing the sup- 

 pressed parts. 



