Br £2Herbs but not as descrived; 
a if prostrate, the leaves in 
rh. 26( whorls of 4-3; calyx lobes 
wanting or practically SOx 
24 Stout stiff herbs with 
spinose leaves united at 
the base, thus forming a 
28 cup through which the 
% stem passes; flowers in 
i spinose heads Dipsaceae “ey 
24 Slender herbs, not as described 
26% Leaves in whorls of 4-8, 
rarely opposite, in which 
case the flowers are 
30 solitary in the axils; 
corolla rotate, 3 or 4 
parted, Rubiaceae (e.—) 
2(, Leaves opsosite, not 
whorled, flowers in 
terminal clusters, 
30 ( corolla tubular, the 
tuoe having a small sac 
om one side at the base Valerianaceae (p. —) 
£O Ifbueaves prevailingly alternate, 
infrequently opposite, stamens 
di) 24 5, sometimes wanting in uni- 
sexual flowers, 
22 Tlowers axillary, few; sepals 
2b present 
24 Staviens united into a tube | : 
A@which surrounds the styler Lobeliaceae oe 
. 7” tal y 
24 Stamens not united Campanulacese (p.—) 
in heads 
eptacle, 
ad Dy one or 
4) 2 Flowers assembled 
upon & common rec 
which is subtende 
more s2ries of variously 
modifiec bracts, the whole 
tly resembling a sin- 
yr rather than an 
inflorescenc?; proper sevals ; 
wantin=, forming a »va»vus of sompositae (P pee 7 
bristles, hairs or cherfr, or none 
Ale 
