KEY TO CULTIVATED HERBS AND POTTED SHRUBS 



95 a Leaves doubly compound; leaflets linear, Vz-i in. long 



Acacia, p 170 

 b Leaves singly compound ; leaflets not linear 96 



96 a Plants with thorns or prickles on the stem ; flowers 



regular Rosa, p 166 



b Plant not with thorns; flowers irregular. .Sivainsona. p 173 



97 a Leaves doubly compound, fern-like; leaflets often 



toothed or lobed Grevillea. p 14.5 



b Leaves singly compound 98 



98 a Leaves with the base of petiole expanded and more 



or less sheathing the stem or other petioles 



Palmaceae. p 131 

 b Leaves not with petioles as in a 99 



99 a Stem usually 2 ft. or more high Cycas. p 107 



b Stem usually 2-12 in. high Zamia. p 107 



100 a Plant with stilt-like, aerial roots ; leaves i ft. or more 



long, linear, spiny-toothed Pandanus. p no 



b Plants not completely as in a 101 



101 a Leaves 10-30 in. long, linear, basal, with curly fibers 



on the margins Yucca, p 135 



b Leaves not completely as in a 102 



102 a Leaves scale-like, overlapping in 4 rows . . . Calluna. P 195 

 b Leaves not as in a 103 



103 a Plant with slender spines at the base of the leaves 



Acacia armata. p 170 

 b Plants not with slender spines as in a 104 



104 a Leaves % in. or less long, narrow 105 



b Leaves usually i in. or more long 107 



105 a Plant very symmetrical, branches arranged in whorls; 



leaves crowded on all sides of the stem. .Araucaria, p 107 

 b Plants not completely as in a 106 



106 a Leaves needle-like, in whorls of 3-6 Erica, p 795 



b Leaves narrowly-lanceolate, alternate or opposite 



Epacris. p 196 



107 a Leaves 2 ft. or more long, 6 in. or more broad, with 



long petioles Musa. p 138 



b Leaves less than 2 ft. long, less than 6 in. broad .... 108 



108 a Leaves distinctly opposite or in whorls of 3 109 



b Leaves alternate or clustered 117 



109 a Leaves with toothed margins no 



b Leaves with entire margins 113 



110 a Plants cultivated for their flowers in 



b Plants cultivated for their thick evergreen leaves .... 112 



in a Leaves oval, 2-8 in. long; flowers in corymbs 



Hydrangea hortensis. p 162 

 b Leaves lanceolate, 1-3 in. long; flowers solitary in the 



axils Fuschia. p 190 



