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contracted near the mouth and spreading out 

 again round the rim. (61) 



Stellate., when the petals spread out flatly 

 from their base, or near the base, in the form 

 of a star. (62) 



Salver-shaped, when the lower portion of the 

 corolla forms a tube and the upper expands 

 horizontally. (63) 



Cruciform, in the form of a cross. (64) 



Ligulate., strap-shaped. (65) 



Papilionaceous, having a fanciful resem- 

 blance to a butterfly. (66) 



Labiate, lipped. An irregular corolla, bear- 

 ing two or more unequal divisions called lips. 

 (67) 



Spurred, when the base of a petal or the 

 corolla has a pointed, hollow projection shaped 

 like a spur. (68) 



STAMENS. 



The Stamens make up the third whorl and 

 are the male organs of flowering plants. As a 

 rule the stamen has a stalk called the Filament, 

 with, usually, a two-celled Anther at the top. 



