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Characters; and of thefe we fhall treat in 
their Order beginning with the Calyx. 
The Variations of the Calyx, in refpe& 
to NUMBER, will take in the Terms alfo 
that refpet its Compofition, Parts, and Seg- 
ments. 
In refpec&t to Number, it is either fingie, 
as in Primula, and moft Flowers ; doudb/e, 
as in Ma/va, Hibifcus, and Bixa ; ot want- 
ing, as in Tulipa, Fritillaria, and many of 
the liliaceous Flowers. 
In refpe@ to Compofition, it is either Im- 
bricate, that is, compofed of various Scales 
lying over each other, asin Hieracium, Son- 
chus, and Camellia; Squarrofe, that is, com- 
pofed of Scales divaricated on all Sides, and 
{preading widely open, as in Carduus, Onc- 
pordum, and Conyza; <Auctus, augmented ; 
that is, having a Series of diftin& Leaves, 
Shorter than its own, that furround its Bafe 
externally, as in Coreop/is, Bidens, Crepis, and 
Dianthus; or Multiflorus, many flowered, that 
is, common to many Florets, as in Scabio/a, 
and inthe Plants of the Clafs Syngencfia *. 
In refpe& to its Parts, it is either Mono- 
phyllous, of one Leaf, as in Datura and Pri- 
mula; Dipbyllous, of two, asin Fumaria, and 
* See Part II. Chap. 22. 
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