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INTRODUCTION TO BOTANY. ISS
2. Attachment.
Clawed, Petala unguiculata. Attached to the other
parts of the flower by a long claw. Cheiranthus and other
cruciferjE, Dianthus and other caryophyllese, Statice pulchellum.
Sessile, sessilia. The claw very short. Vitis, Elatine,
Gypsophila.
3. Direction.
Bent inwards, Petala injlexa. Curved towards the centre
of the flower. Astrantia major.
Involute, involuta. Bent and rolled from the top towards
the centre of the flower. Ancthum graveolens.
Upright, erecta. Placed parallel to the axis of the flower.
Geum, Hermannia.
Incumbent sideways, lateraUter incumheniia. Covering
the sides of one another. Oxalis versicolor, Hermannia.
Open, spreading, palcnfia. At right angles with the
axis of the flower. Rosa, Fragaria, Geum urbanum.
Bent back, rejlexa. Turned over from the centre of the
flower. Ai'alia arborea.
One-sided, unilateralia. Inclining to one side of the
flower. Cleome.
Ascending, ascendentia. Inclining to the top of the
flower. Cleome.
4. Form.
Roundish, Petala suhrolnnda. Silene latifolia, Ranunculus
bulbosus, Potentilla fruticosa, Fragaria vesca.
Oval, ovalia. Statice pulchellum, Linum usitatissimum.
Elliptic, elUpticuin. Saxifraga decipiens.
Lanceolate, lanceolata. Hypericum montanum, Saxifraga
sarmentosa.
Linear, I'mearia. Fraxinus Ornus, Chionanthus, Hamamelis
Virginiana.
Spatulashape, spathulata. Dictamnus albus, Cleome
pentaphylla.
Wedgeshape, cunearia. Linum Austriacum.
Heartshape, cord/formia, obcordiformia. Heartshape,
the notch being at top. Parnassia palustris, Geranium
Pyreniacum, Cerastium arvense, Stellaria holostea, CEnothera
odorata.
Concave, concava. Parnassia, Tilia Europsea, Ruta
graveolens.
Boatshape, navkiilaria. Cookia punctata.