=Parts.=--_Sepals_, [Illustration] the divisions of the calyx.
_Tube_, the united portion of a gamosepalous calyx.
_Teeth_ or _lobes_, the distinct or divided portions of a gamosepalous
calyx.
_Throat_, the orifice or summit of the tube.
_Pappus_, [Illustration] in Compositæ, the calyx border consisting of
scales, teeth, bristles, or slender hairs.
=Cohesion.=--_Gamosepalous_ or _Monosepalous_, [Illustration] sepals
partially or wholly grown together.
_Truncate_, [Illustration] without lobes.
_Toothed_, [Illustration] lobes small.
_Lobed_, [Illustration] parted about one fourth.
_Cleft_, [Illustration] parted about one half.
_Parted_, [Illustration] separated nearly to the base.
_Polysepalous_, [Illustration] separated to the base.
=Adnation.=--_Inferior_, [Illustration] calyx free from ovary.
_Half-inferior_, [Illustration] calyx adherent to the ovary half-way.
_Superior_, [Illustration] calyx adherent to the ovary.
=Form.=--See under COROLLA.
=Æstivation.=--See under COROLLA.