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Two-parted, lipartitus. Orobanche. 
Three-parted, tripartite. Alisma major, Sagittaria 
aquatica. 
Four-parted, quadripartite. Veronica officinalis, Ery- 
tlialia campestris. 
Five-parted, qiiinqiiepartitus. Digitalis speciosa, Oron- 
tium majus, Borrago officinalis. 
Many-parted, pluripartitus. The number of divisions 
not being required to be exactly expressed, or being really 
indefinite. 
5. Length , in relation to the corolla. 
Long, Calyx corolla longior. Longer than the corolla. 
Lychnis segetum, Stellaria media, Arenaria rubra, A. te- 
nuifolia. 
Equal, corolla equalis. Stellaria vulgata. 
Short, corolla hrevior. Shorter than the corolla, Dianthus, 
Stellaria arvensis.^ 
6. Attachment . 
Adherent, Calyx adherens. United throughout its whole 
length to the ovary. Compositse, Myrtus, Agrimonia, 
Pyrus. 
Superior, superus. United to the ovary, but with the 
limb free. Punica granatum. 
Semi-adherent, semi-adherens , semi-inferus. The calyx 
adhering to the ovary only part of its length. Limosella 
aquatica. 
Not adherent, free, inadherens , liher , inferus. The calyx 
totally detached from the ovary. Labiatae, Catyophylleae, 
Fragaria, Rubus, Rosa. 
7. Colour. 
Coloured, Calyx coloratus . Of some other colour than 
green. Tropaeolum, Andromeda polifolia, Fuchsia, Punica 
Granatum. 
Blossomlike, petaloideus. Aquilegia. 
Doubtful, ambiguus. Appearing like a calyx externally, 
and like a corolla internally. Grewia. 
8. Duration . 
Fugacious, Calyx fugax , caducus . Falling off as soon as 
the flower opens. Papaver, Epimedium. 
Deciduous, deciduus . Falling off after the fecundation 
of the ovules, at the same time with the corolla. Actsea 
spicata, Chelidonium majus, Cruciferae, Berberis. 
