Flora of South Fork of Kiyigs River. 9 



United by the filaments to form a tube around the styles, and at" 

 tached to the bases of the petals ; anthers i-celled, kidney-shaped. 



Mallow Family 



United into 3-5 bunches ; sepals and petals 5 ; leaves opposite, 



generally with transparent dots. St, John's- Wort Family 



Stamens 10 or less. 



10, rarely fewer; petals 5 (sometimes wanting); pod splitting into 

 twice as many valves as styles. , . . Pink Family 



10 or 5, sepals and petals 5 ; carpels 5 on a spike-like axis, distinct 

 at base but cohering near the top and separating from the axis 

 at the base first ; i-seeded. . . . Geranium Family 



10 or 5, equal to or double the number of petals ; herbs with 

 fleshy leaves Stonecrop Family 



6 (4 long and 2 short), petals and sepals 4 (petals sometimes 

 wanting) ; fruit 2-celled with a papery partition, or sometimes 

 i-celled and not opening ; herbs with pungent juice. 

 Cress Family 



5, united over the pistil ; petals 5, one of them with a spur. 

 Violet Family 



i-many, sepals 2, petals 5 ; ovary i-celled generally, with shining 

 black seeds ; plants with fleshy leaves and showy flowers that 

 open only in bright sunshine. . . Portulaca Family 



OVARY SUPERIOR OR NEARLY SO. 



Stamens distinctly on the calyx or on a disk simulating a 

 calyx. 



Numerous ; ovary simple or compound, free from or partly 

 united to the disk ; leaves alternate. . . Rose Family 



Variable in number (5, 10, 20), pods 2-5, completely or partially 

 united to the calyx ; styles distinct. . Saxifrage Family 



10, distinct or united by the filaments; flowers papilionaceous; 

 fruit a legume Pea Family 



Stamens on a disk not simulating a calyx tube. 



On the inner margin of the disk as many as the petals and oppo- 

 site them (petals sometimes wanting) ; style or stigma 2-4 

 lobed ; fruit a berry or dry pod with 2-4 hard seeds. 

 California Lilac P''amily 



Usually 8 ; fruit of 2 parts, each winged. . Maple Family 



OVARY DISTINCTLY INFERIOR. 



Stamens on the calyx. 



4-8, sepals and petals 4 ; ovary 4-celled. 



Evening Primrose Family 



Numerous, petals and sepals 5 ; leaves adhesive with barbed hairs. 



Blazing Star Family 



Stamens on the ovary. 



stamens, sepals and petals 5 (the last very small) ; styles 2 ; fruit 

 a pair of seed-like carpels; flowers small, in umbels; leaves 

 alternate Parsley Family 



