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Leaves that are deeply 

 concave, are boat-shaped, 

 or cymbiform, 760. 



Flowers less curved 

 than those that are hel- 

 meted, or hooded, are 

 vaulted, 761. 



Flowers that resemble 

 the pitcher leaf, are called 

 pitcher- shaj>ed, 762. 



When the edges of pe- 

 tals or leaves are divided, 

 so as to resemble teeth, 

 they are described as 

 toothed, 763. 



When the petals of flow- 

 ers are turned downwards, 

 they are said to be bearded, 

 764. 



When the petals are 

 Suddenly turned upwards 

 or backwards, they are 

 Teflexed, 765. 



In some cases they are 

 curved, while being re- 

 flexed, as in the preceding. 

 2h others, they are straight 

 OS twisted, 766. 



When they are not so 

 suddenly turned or re- 

 flexed, but bend with a 

 graceful curve, they are 

 revolute, 767. 



When the petals are 

 tapering and spreading, 

 they are called fusiform, 

 or spindle-shaped, 768. 



When flowers only oc- 

 cupy a stem, whether on 

 the top or around its sides, 

 it forms a stipe, 769. 



When one flower only 

 occupies a stem, it is 

 solitary, 770. 



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The large foliaceous 

 hoods which enclose the 

 flowers of the cuckoo- 

 pint, or wake-robin, &c, 

 are spathes, 771. 



When flowers grow on 

 the termination, or points 

 of the branches, they are 

 called terminal ; and they 

 are described as solitary, 

 two-terminal, or three- ter- 

 minal, &c, as there may 

 occur one or more, 772. 



When they spring from 

 an angle formed by a 

 branch uniting with the 

 stem, they are called 

 axillary, 773. 



When they grow imme- 

 diately upon the stem, 

 they are said to be cauline, 

 774, the stem being the 

 caulis. 



When the flower-stem 

 passes through the base 

 of a leaf, the flowers are 

 caudate-perfoliate, 775. 



When they spring from 

 one side only, they are 

 lateral, 776. 



When they have a corn- 

 like beard, they are said 

 to be awned, 777. 



The soft spongy part, 

 which unites the organs 

 of a flower, and afterwards 

 contains the seed, is the 

 receptacle, 778 . It is found 

 in the daisy, but is more 

 marked in the strawberry, 

 raspberry, &c. 



Besides these distin- 

 guishing terms applied to 

 the forms of flowers, 

 others may be employed, 

 such as star-like, 779. 



Plumose, resembling a 

 plume of feathers, 780. 



Feather-like, resembling 

 a feather, 781. 



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