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opimcsial, several stigmas, and seeds — 

 Types Sapindus. Portulaca, Hypericum, 

 Euphorbia. 



11, IsosTiMiA, the Isostimes (eq. stig.) Sta- 

 mens isarine or regular, never epimesial, 

 many stigmas and seeds — Types Drosera, 

 Saxlfraga, Dianthus. 



3d. Section, Symphandria, stamens commonly 

 united, or fruit a pod. or a peripetal co- 

 rolla (monopet.) 



12, Adelpiiidia, the Adelphides, Stamens is 



arine, regular, united, corolla regular, many 

 stigmas and seeds, fruit not a pod — Linum, 

 Tamarix, Geranium, Passiflora. 



13, Omoplitia, the Omoplites (reg. union) Sta- 



mens heterine or many, well united, many 

 stigmas and seeds, fruit not a pod — Types 

 Adansonia, Hibiscus, Maha. 



14, Perimonia, the Perimones (around single) 



Stamens isarine united, petals not papilio- 

 naceous nor united, one stigma, fruit not a 

 pod — Types Melia, Celosia, Fumaria. 



15, Cyteantiiia, the Leguminose — Petals pa- 

 pilionaceous or various, stigma single, fruit 

 a pod. — Types Amorpha, Colutea, Bau- 

 hinia. 



16, Peritalia, the Peritales (around petal) co- 



rolla peripetalic, hut not staminiferous, fruit 

 never a pod. — Types Ledum, Clethra, 

 Plum^bago. 



II. Class, the MESOGINES. 

 1. Section, Volydia, several pistils or a lobed 

 ovary, one or several styles and stigmas, 

 several fruits or seeds. 



17, PoLYGiA, the Polyges. Several pistils and 



fruits — Types Echites, Asclepias. 



18, LoBOGYNiA, the Lobogynes — Ovary lobed, 



