TO BOTANY. 5 
is found to accompany the Fructification of 
the Tilia, Lavandula, Melampyrum, and 
others. They may be diftinguifhed by this 
certain Rule, that a Calyx always withers 
when the Fruit is ripe, if not before ; but 
the Braétea will remain longer. Without 
attending to this, Miftakes might eafily be 
madein Helleborus, Nigella, Pafiflora, He- 
patica, Peganum, and others, in which the 
Calyx is wanting. The Diftin@ion between 
a Calyx and Corolla in doubtful Cafes will 
be treated of in the next Chapter. In many 
Flowers the Calyx is deciduous, dropping 
off the Inftant the Flower begins to ex- 
pand ; this is the Cafe with Epzmedium and 
Papaver. 
CG HrA-B.. I 
Of the COROLLA. 
HE COROLLA, is the Termina- 
tion of the Liber, or inner Bark, con- 
tinued to, and accompanying the Frudtifi- 
cation in this new Form of painted Leaves. 
Flower-ftalks, and fometimes fo near to the Flower, as 
to be miftaken for its Calyx. 
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