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THE FLOWER. 



sepals, one of wliich, the uppermost and largest, is prolonged, poste- 

 riorly into a long and hollow spur. Within these, and alternate with 



them as far as they go, are the petals, only four in number, and these 

 of two shapes, the two upper ones having long spurs which are re- 



FIQ. 398. Flower of a Larkspur. 899. The five sepals (outer circle) and the four petals 

 (inner circle) displayed. 400. Ground-plan of the calyx and corolla. 



FIG. 401. Flower of an Aconite or Monkshood 402. The fiye sepals and the two small 

 and curiously-shaped petals displayed ; also the stamens and pistils in the centre. 403. 

 Ground-plan of the calyx and corolla ; the dotted lines, as in Fig. 400, representing the sup- 

 pressed parts. 



