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leaves in the Figwort group, Broom Rape group, 

 Butterwort group. 



The corolla is irregular, with two or four stamens, 

 the ovary two- or four-celled, the cells containing 

 one ovule, the plants, herbs or shrubs, with opposite 

 or whorled leaves, without stipules in the Vervain 

 group and Dead Nettle group. 



37. The Woodbine Group (Summary). 



{ Introductory Volume^ p. I2j.) 



In the order Caprifoliaceae are included the Guelder 

 Roses, Elders, Moschatel (or in the order Adoxaceae), 

 Woodbines, and Linncsa. 



In the Elder group the corolla is usually wheel- 

 shaped, regular, and the cells of the ovary contain 

 one ovule. The style is short, with two or three 

 branches, or there may be no style. This group 

 includes the first three types. The Woodbine group 

 includes the last two types, with a tubular or bell- 

 shaped corolla. The cells of the ovary contain one, 

 or more than one, ovule. The style is slender. 



In this group there are nearly two hundred and 

 fifty species, and these are included in eleven genera. 

 They are found chiefly in the North Temperate 

 regions and on mountains in the Tropics, being rare 

 in the South. The majority are trees and shrubs, 

 with a few herbaceous types. The leaves are simple, 

 opposite, or decussate, usually without stipules, with 

 pinnate leaves in Elder. 



