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Family 2. SPIRMEIE. 



Ovaries verticillate, rarely reduced- to 1. 

 Fruit follicular. 



1, Spiraea L. 



Seeds small exalbuminous, with inembrana- 

 ceous testa. 



1. S. DISCOLOR Pursli. Flowers reddish. *?. 

 Common. Summer. 



2. Neillia Don. NINE-BARK. BRIDAL- WREATH. 



Seeds albuminous, with a shining crusta- 

 ceous testa. Flowers white. . 



1. N. OPULIFOLIA Benth. & Hook. Com- 

 mon. Summer. 



Family 3, DRYADACE^E, 



Ovaries collected around a convex recepta- 

 cle, rarely reduced to 1, 1-ovulate. Fruit in- 

 dehiscent, frequently drupaceous. 



1, Rubus I;- BLACKBERRY. KASPBERRY. 



Calyx persistent, concave or flattened; limb 

 5-parted. Stamens oo. Ovaries on a convex 

 receptacle. Fruit drupes oo, on a conical re- 

 ceptacle. 



1. E. NUTKANUS Moc. Leaves palmately 

 lobed; petals white. . Common. Summer. 

 ' 'Salmon-berry." 



2. E. SPECTABILIS Pursh. Armed with stout 

 prickles; leaves 3-foliolate, underneath slightly 



