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2-oc -spcrma. Semina lenticularia, reniformia v. pyriform. , 

 lesta saepius crustacea, albumine farinaceo v. subcarnoso, raro 



O. Embryo extrarius, h cutvatus v. annularis, — Spec. 760? 



J. Paronychiariae. Hbac v. fruticuli (ramosissimi), foliis 

 oppos. V. altern., u'plurimum scarioso-stipulalis, florib. parvis, 



pcrigynis<: sepala 5, -i connata, saepe dura, raro 3-4, v. 



inaequal. et baccantia; petala altcrna, passim minima v. O; 

 stamina antesepalina, monocycla, quibusd. 1-2-10 et petalina; 

 ovar. lib. 1-IocuIare, l-oo -ovulat., raro 5-IocuIare. Utriculus, 

 nucula V. -capsula unilocul, 3-5-valvis, polysperma, raro 

 5-locuIaris. 



a. SclerantJicce: fol. opposita, estipuL; stam. perigyna, 

 ovula 1-2, utriculus 1-sperm. in calyce indurato: — Mma' 

 rumj Sclcranthus^ Guilleminea; Hahrosia. 



b. Illecchrece: SDepius oppositifoliae, calyce libero 3-5- 

 fido, demum induralo, mucronato <; ovula 1-2, styli 2-5-1, 

 ulriculus basi debisc.<.- — Uerniaria, Illecebrum, Cardionema^ 

 Paronychia.... Pteranlhus , Cometes. 



V. Telephiece: aIternifoIia2 <, ovulum 1 v. plura in 

 ovario basi 5-^-L)cuIari, utriculus v. capsula polysperma: — 

 Corrigiola., Telephium. 



d. Spergulece noh., foL oppos. v. subverticillatis, cap«5ula 

 1-5-IocuIari, polysperma <, v. utriculus in calyce baccato: — 

 Pollichia; — Loefflingia; — Cerdia , Polycarpon, Arversia, 

 Ortc^ia^ Polycarpcea., Spergularia., Spergula^ Drymaria... 



B. Sesuviariae (Portulacese). Hboe ann. — frulices, foL 

 altcrn. v. oppositis, florib. parvis v. magnis: sepala 2-5, plus 

 minus connata; petala 5-7, fugaciss, v. mox apice contorta 

 et gelatinoso-confluentia, saepe O; stamina intersepalina v. 

 antepetalina, singula v. fasciculata (co -cycla); ovarium rarius 

 innatum, 1-9-locuIare, 1 - oo - ovulatum; capsula_ loculicida, 

 pyxidium v. amalthaea 1 -9-IocuIaris. 



