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Series II. — Disciflorae. 



A. Stamens beneath the disk forming a ring or 

 broken up into glands. 



Flowers often zygomorphic ; leaves not 

 gland-dotted ; disk extended between the 

 i-seeded carpels Geraniace^.i 



Flowers mostly regular ; leaves gland- 

 dotted Rutace^. 



AA. Stamens within or on the margin of the 

 disk ; sometimes beneath. 



Trees or shrubs often spinous ; leaves 



simple, opp. or alt Celastrine.^. 



Trees or shrubs often spinous ; leaves al- 

 ternate, mostly pinnate ; disk often at one 

 side Sapindace^e. 



Series III. — Calyciflorae. 



A. Pistil apocarpous, superior (except in some 

 Rosaceae) ; stamens perigynous. 

 B. Carpel I ; fruit a legume . . . LEGUMiNOSiE. 

 BB. Carpels two or more (South African 

 genera). 

 Stamens numerous ; leaves stipulate . Rosacea. 

 Stamens 4-10 (S. A.) ; carpels 4-7 . CRASSULACEiE. 



AA. Pistil syncarpous, ovary inferior (except in 

 soma Ficoideae). 

 Petals (staminodia) numerous ; embryo 



curved; plants with fleshy leaves . . Ficoide^.^ 

 Petals 4 ; calyx (receptacle) with a long tube 



extending beyond the ovary, many seeded Onagrarie^.^ 

 Petals 5 ; 2-celled, 2-seeded flowers in umbels UMBELLiFERiE. 



Group 2. — Gamopetalce. 



A. Ovary inferior. 



B. Stamens inserted on the corolla tube. 

 C. Ovary i-celled, i-ovuled; flowers in 

 heads, leaves, ex-stipulate. 

 Stamens 4, free; ovule pendulous. 

 Heads definite, leaves opposite 

 Stamens 5, anthers united ; ovule erect 

 heads indefinite . . . , 



DlPSACE^. 



COMPOSITi^. 



1 Including Oxalidace^. ^ Aizoaceae— Engler. 



^ Oenotheraceae, Engler. 



