8J 



Carpels single. Fruit a berry. 



BERBERI DACE^E. p. 44. 



Carpels three, united. Flowers mostly irregular. Leaf edges 

 often rolled inward in the bud. VIOLACE^E. p. 58. 



63. Carpels borne on a gynophore, or prolongation of the axis, beyond 



the insertion of the perianth. 67 

 Carpels not borne on a gynophore. 



Calyx valvate in the bud. 65 

 Calyx imbricate in the bud. 



Trees or shrubs. 64 

 Herbs. 



Petals inconspicuous. Marsh plants. ELATINACE.E. p. 63. 

 Petals conspicuous. Stipules dry and scarious. 



ILLECEBRACE.E. p. 64. 



64. Ovary four to ten celled. Leaves compound, mostly opposite. 



Stamens distinct. ZYGOPHYLLA< K.K. 

 Ovary five celled. Stamens united. Leaves alternate, simple. 



STERCULIACE^. p. 75. 

 Ovaries distinct, or ovary two or three celled. 



Flowers in heads, with a common involucrum. Leaves alternate, 

 simple. Stamens ten. Shrubs of Madagascar. CIIL.ENACK.B. 

 Flowers without a common involucrura. 



Stamens three. Filaments flat, widened at base. Petals five. 

 Sepals five. Flowers with an expanded disc between the petals 

 and the ovary. Leaves opposite. Tropical trees or shrubs. 



HlPPOCBATEACKJE. 



Stamens more than three. 



Calyx usually glandular. Petals with long claws. Filaments com- 

 monly united. Carpels usually three. Petals five. Sepals five. 



MALPIQUIACSLK. 

 Calyx not glandular. 



