ANGIOSPERM.E, DICOTYLEDONES. 



775 



whorls or one 5-partite whorl. Petals free. GynEeceum composed of 2, 3, or several 

 carpels joined together to form a unilocular (or spuriously bilocular), free, superior 

 ovary Ovules attached to the interior walls of the carpels on ridges, or springing 

 directly from the walls of the ovary (see fig. 437 '). The androecium is compos 

 of either one whorl or many whorls of 2-5 stamens; the stamens are free, a 

 generally of equal length, and are not joined together or to the corolla (, 

 I 168) The fruit, in most cases, is a many-seeded capsule (see fig. < 

 genus Fumaria it is a small one-seeded drupe (see figs. 325 



stalk The Resedacese are interesting. 



In the Capparidace*, it is borne on a bng st Jk. Ih ^ ^ 



in that in many of them the ovary open *-*^ * and importan , 

 being formed by the swollen hps. ^ divided into the . 



family of over 200 genera. For fl^ma* 1 " ^T^ s y pirolob e ffi , and Diploco- 

 MJing --"--*^j3t^^ foliage-leaves in spiral, 



lobe*. Annual or perennial herbs . Ht do . hemap hrodite,. 



venation innate. Flowers 



