. The vegetable kingdom : or, The structure, classification, and uses of plants, illustrated upon the natural system. r base byseveral round imbricated scales. Thecalyx is a thick leathery cup, dividedinto five ovate segments, having a per-fectly valvate sestivation. Within thisis placed the corolla, which consists of3 distinct rings, each of which is mono-petalous. The first ring is divided intofive lobes, each of which has seven stiffribs, between which the texture is mem-branous ; the lobes have seven broadteeth, corresponding with the points ofthe ribs, and much curled and mean
. The vegetable kingdom : or, The structure, classification, and uses of plants, illustrated upon the natural system. r base byseveral round imbricated scales. Thecalyx is a thick leathery cup, dividedinto five ovate segments, having a per-fectly valvate sestivation. Within thisis placed the corolla, which consists of3 distinct rings, each of which is mono-petalous. The first ring is divided intofive lobes, each of which has seven stiffribs, between which the texture is mem-branous ; the lobes have seven broadteeth, corresponding with the points ofthe ribs, and much curled and means of the ribs and interveningmembrane, this part of the corolla isstrongly plaited both before and afterexpansion ; when fully blown, it tm*nsquite back over the calyx, so as to hideit completely. The second ring is verysmall and thin ; it is, in fact, a narrowmembrane, stationed at the foot of thefirst ring, and cut into an indefinitenumber of fine narrow sharp-pointedsegments. This ring was overlooked byDe Beauvois. The third ring is mem-branous, but erect, and assuming theform of a cup, whose edge is cut into.
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