FEBRUARY. Q5 
. Rosacee.—Divisions of calyx and petals four or five each. 
Stamens indefinite. Carpels distinct, more or less 
superior or inferior, ripening into a fruit, which is of 
various forms, but not a legume. 
. Onagracee.—Divisions of calyx joined exactly by their 
edges before expansion with two or four petals and 
two, four, or eight stamens. Carpels two or four, 
united into an inferior many-celled ovary. 
. Haloragee.—Calyx superior, with a minute limb. Petals 
minute or wanting. Stamens equal in number to the 
petals. Ovary adhering to the calyx with one or more 
cells. Style none. 
. Lythracee.—Calyx tubular, strongly striated, its divi- 
sions as well as the stamens uncertain in number. 
Petals crumpled, inserted into the upper part of the 
calyx much above the stamens. Carpels two or four. 
. Portulacacee.—Divisions of the calyx two. Petals five. 
Stamens five or fewer, opposite the petals to which they 
adhere, or indefinite in number, and distinct. Seed- 
vessel one-celled, many seeded. 
. Paronychiee.—Divisions of calyx five. Petals minute, 
or none. Stamens indefinite in number. Seed-vessel 
dry, three valved. 
