Each flower consists of five pointed petals and a small, elegant "crown" rising from the centre, which holds the stamens.

Outside, the crown of the prince's head was just rising into view.

Q: The crowns of my veronicas are rising above the surface.

The crown of the forest canopy rises at least two hundred cubits skyward, and the ward-wall itself appears as little more than a thin shimmering white line at the base of the trees it confines.

And those we leave behind may think of us in greeting each night, when the crown of the North Wind, the Corona Borealis, rises above the horizon in its circlet of stars.

Far in the background rose the white crowns of purple mountains.

Upon the table, among the open books, a tapering black helm, engraved with old runes, lay, its crown gradually rising into a spike, iitandmg al- mort two feet from the base.

Eagle Rock's rock-pillar crown rises as a steep backdrop behind the Heller Ranch.

Above the crowns rises an ostrich with outspread wings and a horseshoe in its beak.

A flaring outer crown of red enamel rose to a high shaft behind and at its front displayed a cobra's head and a vulture's head in gold, enamel and jewels.