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INTRODUCTION TO BOTANY. 127
Two-parted, lipart'itus. Orobanche.
Three-parted, tripartitus. Alisma major^ Sagittaria
aquatica.
Four-parted, quadripartiius. Veronica officinalis, Erythalia
campestris.
Five-parted, quinquepartiius. Digitalis speciosa, Orontium
majus, Borrago officinalis.
Many-parted, pUiripartitus. 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 lo7igior. Longer than the corolla.
Lychnis segetum, Stellaria media, Arenaria rubra, A. te-
nuifolia.
Equal, corolla equalis. Stellaria. vulgata.
Short, coroUdbrevior. Shorter than the corolla, Dianthus,
Stellaria arvensis.
6. Attachment.
Adherent, Calyx adherens. United throughout its v^^hole
length to the ovary. Compositae, Myrtus, Agrimonia,
Pyrus.
Superior, superus. United to the ovary, but with the
limb free. Punica granatum.
Semi-adherent, semi-adlierens, semi-inferus. The calyx
adhering to the ovary only part of its length. Limosella
aquatica.
Not adherent, free, inadherenSj liler, inferus. The calyx
totally detached from the ovary. Labiates, Caryophyllese,
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, Calyxfugax, 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, Cruciferse, Berberis.