FORMS OF THE PEBIANTB 



183 



sxteudad to golden-rod, daisies, thistles, burdock, wormwood, bone- 

 set, tansy, dahlia, zinnia, chrysanthemum, lettuce, salsify, chicory, 

 ragweed, sunflowers, marigold, and other common composites. 



XXXIV. FORMS OP THE PERIANTH 



209. The petals of the 

 hepatica (Fig. 131), mus- 

 tard (Fig. 133), and vari- 

 ous other flowers which 

 we have seen, are all dis- 

 tinct or separate. The 

 corolla, then, may be com- 

 posed of several or many 

 parts, and is then polype- 

 talous. 



Pig. 178. 



Rotate ooi-olla ol eggplant. Stamens 

 oonnivent (loosely joined together). 



Pm. 179. 



Inflated flowers of foxglove, show- 

 ing peculiar valvate ssstivation. 



