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2. Attachment. 
Clawed, Petala unguiculata. Attached to the other 
parts of the flower by a long claw. Cheiranthus and other 
cruciferse, Dianthus and other caryophyllez, Statice pul- 
chellum. 
Sessile, sessilia. "The claw very short. Vitis, Elatine, 
Gypsophila. 
3. Direction. 
Bent inwards, Petala infleca. Curved towards the centre 
of the flower. Astrantia major. 
Involute, involuta. Bent and rolled from the top towards 
the centre of the flower. Ancthum graveolens. 
Upright, erecta. Placed parallel to the axis of the flower. 
Geum, Hermannia. 
Incumbent sideways, lateraliter incumbentia. Covering 
the sides of one another. Ovxalis versicolor, Hermannia. 
Open, spreading, patentia. At right angles with the 
axis of the flower. Rosa, Fragaria, Geum urbanum. 
Bent back, reflexa. “Turned over from the centre of the 
flower. Aralia arborea. . 
One-sided, wnilateralia. Inclining to one side of the 
flower. Cleome. 
Ascending, ascendentia. Inclining to the top of the 
flower. Cleome. 
4, Form. 
Roundish, Petfala subrotunda. Silene latifolia, Ranun- 
culus bulbosus, Potentilla fruticosa, Fragaria vesca. 
Oval, ovalia. Statice pulchellum, Linum usitatissimum. 
Elliptic, ellipticum. Saxifraga decipiens. 
Lanceolate, lanceolata. Hypericum montanum, Saxi- 
fraga sarmentosa. 
Linear, inearia. Fraxinus Ornus, Chionanthus, Hama- 
melis Virginiana. 
Spatulashape, spathulata. Dictamnus albus, Cleome 
pentaphylla. 
Wedgeshape, cunearia. Linum Austriacum. 
Heartshape, cordiformia, olcordiformia. Heartshape, 
the notch being at top. Parnassia palustris, Geranium 
Pyreniacum, Cerastium arvense, Stellaria holostea, G4no- 
thera odorata. © 
Concave, concava. Parnassia, Tilia Europea, Ruta 
graveolens. x 
_ Boatshape, navicularia. Cookia punctata. 
