Sepals persistent, and often deeply coloured in fruit. Petals 

 5-10. St. many. Anthers often opening by pores. Ovary 

 deeply 3-10 lobed, the lobes becoming drupels in frait. 



25. Ochnaceae (p. 237). 



26. The Bitter Bark Family. 



Trees or shrubs with alternate pinnate leaves. Pig. 



small. Sepals connate below, deciduous. Pet. valvate. St. 



10, free. Ovary deeply 2-5-lobed. Ovule 1 in each cell. 

 Fruit of as many samaras as fertile lobes of the ovary. 



26. Simarubaceae (p. 238). 



27. The Desert Date Family. 



Shrubs or herbs, often, spiny, L. opp. or alternate, pin- 

 nate (with only' one pair of leaflets in Balanites). Fls. 

 white, yellow or greenish. Sep. deciduous, imbricate. Pet, 

 imbricate. Disc annular or conical. St. 10, at the base of 

 the disc. Ovary more or less sunk in the disc, of 5 carpels 

 (sometimes more in Tribulus) lobed or, if entire, 5-angled ia 

 fruit. Fruit 5- or by abortion 1 -celled, of spinous indehis- 

 cent cocci, or (Balanites) an oily 1-celled drape. Seed 

 exalbuminous. 27. ZygophyllaceSB (p.|239). 



28. Myrrh Family. 



Trees or shrubs often abounding in fragrant resins, with 

 alt. 3-foliolate or pinnate leaves. Fls. small. Sep. 3-6 con- 

 nate below, often minute, Pet. 3-6 exceeding tbe sepals. St. 

 10 free. Ovary usually 3- sometimes 2-5-celled. Ovules 2 

 in each cell. Fruit drupaceous, containing 2-5 (usually 3) 

 pyrenes. 28. BurseraceaB (p. 239). 



29. The Orange Family. 



Trees or shrubs with simple or usually pinnate, alt. or 

 opp. exstipulate leaves which are always copiously gland- 

 dotted. Fls, small or medium, 4-5-merous. St. free 

 usually diplostemonous (numerous in JEgle and Citrus) 

 Ovary 4-5-celled (many-celled in iEgle and Citrus), some- 

 times lobed. Ovules 2 in each cell. Styles free or united 



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