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FIRST LINES OF BOTANY,

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SPECIMEN FROM PAGE 57. THE CONVOLVULUS TRIBE.

"181. The common bind-weed of our hedges may be taken as the representative of this very natural tribe of plants, distinguished by their twining habit, and by the peculiar plaited manner in which the corolla is folded in the bud."

"182. The calyx consists of five sepals, two of which are outside the remainder; there are five stamens, and a superior pistil, containing three or four cells, with about two seeds in each."

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"181. What are the marks distinguishing the convolvulus tribe?"

"182. Describe the remaining parts of the flower?"

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