Cl\ss I.— dicotyledons. 



DIVISION I. -POLYP ETA L/E. 



ORDER I. — Ranunculaceae. 



Calyx polysepalous inferior. Sepals usually five and deciduous. Corolla 

 polypetalous hypogynous. Petals 3 — 15 sometimes wanting. Stamens many 

 hypogynous. Pistil apocarpous, carpels usually numerous. Fruit usually of 

 many one-seeded achenes or many-seeded follicles. Plants usually poisonous. 



Flowers irregular, Aconitum XT. 



Flowers regular, 120 



120 Corolla absent, 121 



120 Corolla present, 124 



121 A climbing shrub, , . Clematis I. 



121 Herbs 122 



122 Involucre present, . • • • . Anemone III. 



122 Involucre absent, 123 



123 Flowers in panicles or racemes, Thalictrum II. 



123 Flowers solitary, Caltha V. 



124 Flowers green. Helleborus IX. 



124 Flowers scarlet, Adonis VI. 



124 Flowers yellow or white, 125 



124 Flowers purple, Aquilegia X. 



125 Fruit of ( I -seeded) achenes, 126 

 125 Fruit of (many-seeded) follicles 127 

 125 Fruit a berry, Actaea XIII. 



126 Fruit a long spike, Myosurus VII. 



126 Fruit a globose head, Ranunculus IV. 



127 Petals 2-lipped, Eranthis XII. 



127 Petals entire, . Trollius VIII. 



\.— CLEMATIS. 



Clem'atis Vital'ba (47). Traveller's Joy. 6 — 9. Stem woody climbing, 

 (i) leaves opposite exstipulate compound, sepals 4 — 6 white, petals o, 

 achenes with long feathery awns. [T. Tb. L. F. CI. C. 



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