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110. Fruitlets crowded on a short receptacle, terminated 



by an elongated often almost feathery style. 



Climbers; leaves opposite, usually compound; sepals con- 

 tiguous before expansion, petaloid, generally four ; 

 fruitlets indehiscent. Clematis. 596 



Fruitlets in a single whorl, terminated by a short style. 



Glabrous herbs, often semiaquatic and alpine; leaves all at 

 or near the root; sepals overlapping before expansion, 

 petaloid; fruitlets dehiscent. C alt ha. 597 



B1AGNOLIACE AE. 



111. Sepals two or three ; fruitlets generally succulent. 



Petals two or more ; filaments broad ; cells of anthers 

 distinct; fruitlets in a single and often imperfect whorl. 

 Figure 3. Drimys. 598 



NYMFHAEACEAE. 



112. Sepals and petals usually three. 



Aquatic herbs ; stamens six or more ; fruitlets two to four, 



disconnected, indehiscent. Cabomba. 599 



ANONACEAE. 



113. Calyx opening by a lid. 



Petals none; sterile stamens numerous, petaloid; fruit 

 urnshaped or invertedly broad-conical. Etipomatia. 



DIXiLENIACEAE. 



114. Sepals and petals always five ; fruitlets dehiscent. 



Shrubs or half-shrubs, some climbing ; leaves seldom large, 

 often entire ; petals always yellow ; number of stamens 

 indefinite ; filaments capillary ; anthers bursting longi- 

 tudinally or seldom at the summit only. Figure 2. 



Hibbertia. 601 



MONI1VIIEAE. 



115. Fruitlets enclosed; fruit-calyx cup-shaped. 



Calyx lobed, the lobes of the pistillate calyx finally deciduous; 

 filaments short, with two appendages; anthers opening 

 by valves; style elongated, almost plumous. "Native 

 Sassafras." Atherosperma. 611 



Fruitlets exserted; fruit-calyx quite expanded. 



Calyx permanently indented ; filaments none ; anthers 

 opening by slits; style obliterated. Figure 4. 



Hedycarya. 612 



