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154 INTRODUCTION TO BOTANY.
Declining, decl'uiatus. Growing clown towards the lower
side of the flower. Hemerocallis fulva, Amai^llis, jEscuIus
Hippocastanum, Dictamnus albus.
Spiral, spiralis. Bent in a spiral form. Glycine.
Bent inwards, hijiexus^ incurvus. Bent towards the
centre of the flower. Grevillea, Vicia tetrasperma.
. Bent outwards, reflexus. Bent from the centre of the
flower.
Kneed, geniculaius. Bent suddenly, so as 'to form an
angle, more or less acute. Geum urbanum.
^ Simple, simplex. Without any division whatever.
Cepa esculenta.
Cat, ^ssus. Divided lengthways in the upper part.
Two-cut, lifidus. Salicornia.
Three-cut, trifidus. Gladiolus communis, Ixia Chinensis,
Iris.
Five-cut, quinqitefidus. Hibiscus.
Many cut, mi/lltfidus. Lavatera, Malva.
Parted, partilus. Divided more than halfway down.
Two-parted, hipartilus. Limeum, Casuarina.
Three-parted, tripartihiSy &c.
Two-forked, dichotomus. Forked, and each branch
forked again. Cordia, Varronia.
^ Falling ofi^, caducus. Withering as soon as the fecundation
is effected, and leaving no vestige on the fruit.
Scilla, Prunus, Amygdalus.
Persisting, persistens. Not falling off as soon as the fecundation
is effected. Ornithogalum, Anagallis, Pulsatilla
vulgaris. Geranium, Cruciferje, Buxus.
Increasing, accrescens. Persisting, and continuing to
enlarge. Pulsatilla vulgaris, Clematis, Geum.
Stigma.
Single, Stigma unicmn. Only one stigma to each style.
Primula, Raphanus, Cleome.
Double, duplex. Two stigmas to each style. Triticum,
Convolvulus sepium, Dianthus.
Triple, triplex. Iris, Gladiolus, Ixia, Crocus, Rheum
Lapathum, Silene.
Quintuple, quintuplex. Hibiscus, Campanula aurea.
Sextuple, sextuplex. Aristolochia infesta.
Multiple, fnulliplex. Empetrum, Nigella Hispanicum,
Lavatera Malva.
if Terminal, lerminale. Placed at the end of the style.
Lilium, Tulipa, Mirabilis Jalapa, Vinca.