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5. G-eraniaceous Plants. Geraniace^. 



(7) Greranimn — stamens ten ; fruit beaked, separating into five 



one- seeded capsules, each with a long awn, glabrous inter- 

 nally, and ultimately recurved. 



(8) Erodium — stamens five fertile ; fruit beaked, separating into 



five one-seeded capsules, each with a long awn, bearded in- 

 ternally, and becoming spirally twisted. 



6. Hypericaceous Plants. Hypericace.e. 



(9) Hypericum — calyx five-parted or five-sepaled ; styles three ; 



capsule more or less perfectly three- celled. 



7. Malvaceous Plants. Malvace^. 



(10) Malva — calyx surrounded by an involucre of three leaves ; 

 styles numerous ; carpels numerous, one-seeded, arranged in 

 a circle. 



(11) Althaea — calyx surrounded by an involucre having from 



six to nine divisions ; fruit one-seeded, collected into a five- 

 lobed head. 



8. Legniminous Plants. Leguminos^. 



* Stamens monadelphous, 



(12) Ulex — calyx coloured, with two bracts, two-lipped ; pod oval- 



oblong, turgid, few-seeded. 



(13) Ononis — calyx campanulate, five-cleft, with linear segments ; 



standard large, streaked ; keel pointed ; pod turgid, ses- 

 i sile, few-seeded. 



** Stamens diaclelphous. 



(14) Melilotus — calyx tubular, five- toothed ; corolla deciduous ; 



keel simple ; wings shorter than the standard ; pod longer 

 than the calvx, one or few-seeded, indehiscent. 



