ARTIFICIAL KEY 



2. Ovary inferior. 



Leaves simple . . 



L, 3-partite and pinnatifid 



Amaryllidacera 

 •(p. 522) 



Taccaceee 



(p. 527) 



Stamens or Anthers 7-11 (nsnally variable). 

 Vide also stamens 8, St. 9, St. 10, and St. 12. 



Dicotyledons. 



I. Perianth simple or 0. 

 A. Trees or shrubs. 

 1. Leaves simple. 



Fls. in the axils of bracts. Perianth 

 of fleshy glands or scales . . , 



Fls. 2-sexnal or polygamous. Tree 

 flowering before the leaves. Stamens 

 opposite the sepals. Fruit a samara . 



Fls. i -sexual. Stamens in centre of 

 flower, or anther cells on a "broad con- 

 nective ...... 



Salix (p. 402) 



Holoptelea 



(p. 389) 



Euphorbiacese 

 (p. 209) 



Stamens alternating with glands or sta- 

 minodes, united in a tube below . Casearia (p. 160) 



2. Tree with pinnate leaves and scarlet 

 corymbs . Saraca (p. 303) 



_S, Herbs. 



Stipules ochreous. Green, white or Polygonaceae 



pink flowers ..... (p. 383) 



Dwarf fleshy. Stipules or of hairs. Portulacacese 



Petals yellow .... (p. 378) 



II. Calyx and corolla distinct (vide also 

 Portulacaceae above which have two 

 deciduous sepal-like members). 



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