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11. FKANKENIACE/E. Flowers regular. Sepals, petals, and stamens 

 4-6 each. Ovary 1-celled, of 2-5 carpels ; ovules parietal ; style 1. A lit- 

 toral herb ; leaves opposite, exstipulate ; flowers squall, (p. 47.) 



*** Pistil syncarpoiis, 1-celled ; placenta free-central or basal. 



12. CARYOPHYLLEvE. Flowers regular. Sepals and petals 4 or 5 each. 

 Stamens 8 or 10. Ovules many ; styles 2-5. Seeds albuminous ; embryo 

 curved. Herbs ; leaves opposite, stipulate or not; flowers usually small 

 and pink or white, (p. 48. ) 



13. PORTULACE.. Flowers regular. Sepals 2. Petals 4 or more. 

 Stamens 3 or more. Ovules 2 or more ; style 1, 2-3-fid. Seeds albu- 

 minous ; embryo curved. Herbs ; leaves opposite or alternate, quite 

 entire ; flowers small, (p. 63.) 



14. PAKONYCHIEJE. Flowers regular. Sepals 4-5. Petals 4-5 or 0. 

 Stamens 1-5. Ovule 1 ; style 1, 2-3-fid. Seeds albuminous ; embryo 

 usually curved. Herbs; leaves opposite or alternate, stipulate or not, 

 quite entire or serrulate; flowers small or minute, (p. 64.) 



14*. TAMARISCINE.S. Flowers regular. Sepals and petals 4-5 each. 

 Stamens 4 or more. Ovules 2 or more ; styles 3-4. Shrubs ; leaves 

 minute, exstipulate ; flowers small, (p. 66.) 



**** Pistil syncarpoiis, 2- or more-celled ; placentas axile. 



10. POLYGALE^E. Floivcrs irregular. Inner sepals petaloid. Petals 

 adnate to the staminal sheath. Stamens 8 ; anthers 1-celled. Ovary 

 2-celled, 2-ovuled ; style 1. Herbs; leaves alternate or subopposite, 

 exstipulate ; flowers small, usually blue. (p. 46.) 



15. ELATINE.E. Flowers regular. Sepals and petals 3-4 each. Stamens 

 3-4 or twice as many, free. Ovary 2-5-celled ; styles 2-5. Seeds minute ; 

 albumen scanty or 0. Water-herbs; leaves opposite, stipulate; flowers 

 minute, (p. 67.) 



16. HYPERICINE^E. Flowers regular. Sepals and petals 5 each. Sta- 

 mens many, united in bundles. Ovary more or less completely 3-5-celled, 

 cells many-ovuled ; styles 3-5. Seeds exalbuminous. Herbs or shrubs ; 

 leaves opposite, often gland-dotted, exstipulate ; flowers often showy, 

 yellow, (p. 68.) 



17. MALVACE.E. Flou-ers regular. Sepals 5, valvate. Petals 5, con- 

 volute in bud, adnate to the staminal tube. Stamens monadelphoiis ; 

 anthers 1-celled. Ovary many-celled, cells 1-ovuled (in British genera). 

 Albumen scanty or ; embryo crumpled. Herbs or shrubs ; leaves alter- 

 nate, stipulate ; flowers often showy, (p. 70.) 



18. TILIACE.E. Flowers regular. Sepals 5, valvate. Petals 5. Stamens 

 indefinite ; anthers 2-celled. Ovary 2-10-celled ; cells 2-ovuled ; style 1. 

 Seeds albuminous. Trees : leaves alternate, stipulate ; flowers not showy, 

 (p. 72.) 



19. LINE^E. Flowers regular. Sepals 4-5. Petals 4-5, convolute in 

 bud. Stamens usually 4-5. Ovary 3-5- (-10-) celled, cells 1-2-ovuled ; 

 styles 3-5. Seeds albuminous. Herbs ; leaves opposite or alternate, 

 narrow, quite entire, exstipulate ; flowers usually showy, (p. 73.) 



20. GERAMACEJE. Flowers regular or not. Sepals 3-5. Petals 3-5, 



