DICOTYLEDONOUS PLANTS 



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ASCLEPIADACE^E (Milkweed Family). Herbs, with milky 

 juices ; flowers perfect ; pollen in waxy or granular masses ; fruit 

 a large, follicular pod containing seeds frequently with feathery 

 development for scattering. This family is represented by the 

 common milkweeds (Asclepias} . 



COXVOLVULACE^E (Morning-glory Family). Herbs, usually 



FIG. 216. Cranberries. 



climbing or trailing; leaves alternate; inflorescence solitary or 

 in one-sided scorpioid cymes, axillary or terminal ; . flowers per- 

 fect, usually regular ; sepals five ; corolla gamopetalous and five- 

 lobed; stamens five, on the petals; ovary two- or three-cham- 

 bered ; fruit a dry capsule. This is the family of the morning- 

 glory but includes many other plants. 



