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4. Anthers two celled, with peculiar appendages. Shrubs or low 

 herbs with somewhat woody steins. Most of the genera have 

 evergreen leaves. ERICACE.*:. p. 210. 



Anthers one celled, without appendages. Native of the southern 

 hemisphere. EPACRIUACK.*:! 



5. Flowers regular. 7 

 Flowers irregular. 



Ovary deeply four lobed and appearing like four distinct carpels. 

 Leaves opposite or whorled. Anther-bearing stamens, four or 

 two. Corolla generally two lipped. Mostly aromatic herbs. 



LABIATE, p. 243. 



( )vary not deeply lobed. 



Fruit, a drupe or berry. Anthers two celled. Ovary consisting of 



two or four closely united carpels. Albumen of the seeds little 



or none. VKRHKNACEJC. p. 241. 

 Fruit consisting of two achenes. Anthers one celled. Ovary two 



celled with one ovule in each cell. Albumen of the seeds fleshy. 



Leaves mostly alternate. Herbs or shrubs natives of southern 



Africa. SELACINACK.K. 

 Fruit a dry or fleshy capsultv 



Placentas parietal. 6 

 Placentas central. 



Ovary one celled, with a free central placenta. Herbaceous plants, 



growing mostly in wet places. LENTIBULACEJ?. p. 225. 

 Ovary two or four celled, very rarely one celled. 



Seeds with albumen. Lobes of the corolla imbricate in the bud. 



Flowers mostly irregular. SOROPHULARIACE.E. p. 229. 

 Seeds without albumen. 



Seeds without wings, partially immersed in an enlargement of the 

 placenta. Lobes of the corolla twisted in the bud. Herbs or 

 shrubs, not climbing. ACANTHACE^. p. 239. 



Seeds mostly winged, numerous. Ovary surrounded by a fleshy 

 ring. Flowers large and showy. Plants mostly climbing or 

 twining. BIGNONIACEA:. p. 226. 



