22 FORMS OF FLOM^ERS. 



The several parts of fructification having been 

 considered, it may be useful to explain certain 

 botanical terms which are applied to flowers of 

 certain forms. 



A Flower is said to be 



Complete, when furnished with both Calyx and 



Corolla, fig. 1, pi. 16. 

 Incomplete, when destitute of the Corolla, as the 



Nettle, (Urtica) fig. 2. 

 Naked, when destitute of the Calyx, as Hyacinth, 



fig. 3. 

 Perfect, or united, when both the stamens and 



pistils are present, as Deadly night-shade, fig. 



1, pi. 1. 

 Separate, when furnished with only one of those 



parts or organs of fructification. 

 Compound, when it consists of many florets 



seated on the same receptacle, and enclosed in 



one common calyx. 

 A compound flower is either Ligulate, all the 



florets ligulate, as in Succory, (Cichorium) 



fig. 4. « 

 Tubular, all the florets tubular, as the Thistle, 



fig. 5 ; 6 or 

 Radiate, the florets of the circumference ex- 

 panded into rays, as in Ox-eye, fig. 6. 



