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flower. Ex. The five green leaves which encompass 

 a Rose, including their urn-shaped base. The tubular 

 part comprehending the scales at its base in the Pinks. 



1. Number of Leaves. 



1. Monophyllous perianth, (Perianthium monophyl- 

 luin) when it consists of one leaf. 



2. Cleft, (Jissuiri) divided down not exceeding half 

 way to the base. 



S. Parted, (partituni) divided almost to the base. 



4. Two-leaved, (diphyllum^ three-leaved, (triphyl- 

 lumi) and so on, according to the number of leaves. 



5. Polyphyllous, (polyphijtlum) many leaved. 



2 Form. 



1. Inflated, (ventricosum) swelled or distended. 

 Ex. Cucubalus Behen. 



2. Prismatic, (prismaticum) with sharp, and some- 

 what parallel angles. Ex. Monkey Flower, Mi- 

 mulus. 



3. Imbricate or scaly, (imbricatum or squamosum,) 

 PI. 16, fig. 3. With its leaves lying one over another. 

 Ex. Thistle, and most of the compound flowers. 



4. Squarrose, (sqnarrosum) when the leaflets which 

 compose it are bent back at the points. 



6. Ciliate, (dliatum) fringed with hairs or bris- 

 tles on the margin. 



7. Muricate, (muricatuin) set with short stiff 

 prickles. 



5. Scariose, (scanosum) when the leaflets are hard, 

 thin, and dry. 



8. Spinous, (spinosum) thorny; each leaflet tip- 

 ped with a thorn, Ex. Thistles. 



9. Turbinate, (turbinatum) having the figure of a 

 top. 



10. Calyculate, (calijculatuni) doubled; when one 

 calyx appears to be enclosed at its base by another. 

 Ex. Mallow, Milva.' 



