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alternate with them. Stamens usually twice as nume- 
rous as the petals. Ovary with from three to five cells, 
and an equal number of styles. 
Caryophyllacee.—Divisions of calyx and petals five each. 
Stamens five or ten. Carpels combined into a one- 
celled pistil. Stigmas several, distinct. 
Linaceg.—Divisions of calyx and petals four or five 
each, imbricated. Stamens as many as the petals, 
united together. Carpels combined into a many-celled 
pistil, with pendulous solitary seeds. 
Malvacee.— Divisions of the calyx five, and joined 
exactly by their edges before expansion, petals five. 
Stamens numerous, united by the filaments in a column- 
like manner. Carpels forming a many-celled pistil. 
Tiliacea.——Like Malvacee@, but stamens distinct. 
Hypericaceg.—Divisions of calyx and petals five each, 
dotted with black. Stamens numerous, and divided 
into more than two sets. Carpels forming a pistil 
with several cells. Style distinct. 
Aceracee.—Divisions of calyx and petals five each. 
Stamens generally eight. Carpels forming a two-lobed, 
two-celled pistil. Style one. 
Geraniace@.—Divisions of calyx and petals five each. 
