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FRIlVItJLACEAE. 



381. Fruit high-connate with the calyx. 



Herbs or somewhat shrubby plants ; leaves entire, those of 

 the stem scattered j fruit longitudinally dehiscent. 



Samolus. 1596 



Fruit beyond its base free from the calyx ... ... 382 



382. Fruit longitudinally dehiscent. 



Herbs, mostly perennial; leaves scattered or opposite or 

 whorled, entire. Lysimachia. 1597 



Fruit transversely dehiscent. 



Annual or perennial herbs, generally glabrous ; leaves 

 usually opposite, entire. Anagallis. 1598 



MYRSINACBAE. 



383. Leaves pervaded by pellucid dots or streaklets. 



Evergreen shrubs or trees ; leaves scattered ; flowers small, 



in axillary or lateral fascicles. Figure 99. Myrsine. 1599 



EFACRIDEAE. 



384. Fruit indehiscent 385 



Fruit dehiscent ... ... ... ... ... 387 



385. Lobes of corolla overlapping before expansion. 



Shrubs, seldom tall ; leaves usually stalked, jointed to the 

 branchlets and finally deciduous ; outer portion of fruit 

 (pericarp) dry or succulent, hard inner portion (putamen) 

 entire. Brachyloma. 1600 



Lobes of corolla contiguous before expansion... ... 386 



386. Hard inner portion of fruit entire. 



Half-shrubs or shrubs or rarely small trees ; leaves usually 

 stalked, jointed to the branchlets and finally deciduous ; 

 outer portion of fruit dry or succulent. Figure 110. 



Styphelia. 1603 



Hard inner portion of fruit separated or separable into 

 five to ten nutlets. 



Half-shrubs or shrubs or rarely small trees ; leaves usually 

 stalked, jointed to the branchlets and finally deciduous ; 

 outer .portion of fruit always succulent. Trochocarpa. 1634 



