. the divisions being called lacince. Common examples of these forms are to be seen in the primrose, clove, catch- fly, and potato. The strawberry, geranium, and ranunculus are ex- amples of polysepalous calyx. The lacinse and sepals are either equal in form and size, as in the strawberry, or very unequal, as in the pea family. In a genus of tropical shrubs called Musscenda, the calyx is five-parted, four of these parts being very small, like dents, and of a green colour, while the fifth is large, nearly round, one to two inches in diameter, of a pure

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