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2. leaves stipuled; flowers in dense, round heads, whit- 



ish, very fragrant. Rubiacefe (CephalanthuK). 



3. leaves regularly saw-toothed or pinnately divided; 



flowers in flat-topped clusters, cream-white, fruit 

 purple or blue-black. Caprifoluicca 1 . 



Leaves alternate. 



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LEAVES ENTIRE. 



1. leaves evergreen; flowers small, green or whitish; 



fruit black. Aquifoliacew (Ilex). 



2. leaves spine-like; flowers butterfly-shaped. 



Leguminosce (Ulex)', 



3. flowers more or less urn-shaped, white to coral- 



red; fruit sometimes blue or black. Ericacea'. 



4. vine-like shrub; flowers funnel-formed, greenish- 



purple and brown. Solanacece (Lyciwn). 



5. flowers minute, in dense globular heads which 



are magenta. Composites (Arctimn). 



LEAVES TOOTHED OR LOBED. 



1. leaves and broken twigs fragrant; berries bluish- 



grey. Myricace<i\ 



2. flowers minute; fruit a nut. Betulacerr. 



3. flowers whitish, five petals, numeruos stamens; fruit 



red or purplish or black. Rosacece. 



4. flowers small, greenish-white; fruit red. 



Aquifoliacen? (Ilex). 



5. flowers urn-shaped, white or reddish; fruit blue. 



Ericaceae ( V actinium) . 



LEAVES PALMATELY DIVIDED. 



1. leaves hairy; flowers greenish yellow; fruit reddish- 



purple. Saxifragaeece. 



2. flowers pink, numerous stamens. Rosacece. 



3. flowers butterfly-shaped; fruit a pod. 



/.ay u ininosce (Cytisus) . 



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