BALSAMINACEAE (JEWEL-WEED FAMILY) 



ii BALSAMINACEAE. Jewel-weed Family. 

 i IMPATIENS. 



1 a Cultivated species 2 



b Wild species 3 



2 a Plant cultivated in pots; spur 1-2 in. long 



SULTANA. (I. sultdni*) 

 b Plant cultivated in gardens; spur % in. or less long 



GARDEN BALSAM. (I. balsdmina*) 



3 a Flowers orange-yellow . SPOTTED TOUCH-ME-NOT. (I. bifibra.) 

 b Flowers pale yellow PALE TOUCH-ME-NOT. (I. aiirea.) 



18 RHAMNALES. Buckthorn Order. 



i RHAMNACEAE. Buckthorn Family. 

 i RHAMNUS. 



1 a Leaves entire ALDER BUCKTHORN. (R. frdngula.*) 



b Leaves toothed 2 



2 a Shrub 2-4 ft. high; petals wanting; leaves 2-4 in. long 



ALDER-LEAVED BUCKTHORN. (R. alnifblia.) 

 b Shrub 6-15 ft. high; petals 4, narrow; leaves 1-3 in. long 



BUCKTHORN. (R. cathdrtica* ) 

 2 CEAN6THUS NEW JERSEY TEA. (C. americdnus.) 



2 V1TACEAE. Grape Family. 

 i VlTIS. 



1 a At least the young leaves woolly beneath 2 



b Leaves not woolly beneath 4 



2 a A tendril or inflorescence opposite each of several suc- 



cessive leaves; leaves usually with rusty-colored wool 

 beneath; berry %-i in. in diameter 



NORTHERN Fox GRAPE. (V. labrusca.) 

 b A tendril or inflorescence intermittent, none opposite 



each third leaf 3 



3 a Leaves usually bluish-glaucous beneath, not hairy when 



old WINTER GRAPE. (V. bicolor.) 



b Leaves woolly beneath, not bluish-glaucous 



SUMMER GRAPE. (V. aestivdlis.) 



4 a Leaves bluish-glaucous beneath, not shining above; twigs 



glaucous WINTER GRAPE. (V. bicolor.) 



b Leaves not glaucous beneath, usually shining above. . 5 



5 a Leaves sharply 3-7-lobed ... RIVERSIDE GRAPE. (V. vulpina.) 

 b Leaves merely toothed or slightly 3-lobed 



FROST GRAPE. (V. cordifblia.) 

 2 PARTHENOCfSSUS. 



i a Leaves 5-7-foliolate. .VIRGINIA CREEPER. (P. quinque folia.) 

 b Leaves entire, lobed, or 3-foliolate 



JAPANESE IVY. (P. tricuspiddta.*) 



