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Stamens free from the corolla ; ovary 2-15-celled ; ovules 

 and seeds numerous ; corolla sometimes somewhat 

 irregular ; herbs, sometimes tall 



LXXXVIII. CAMPANULACEAE. 



Ovary superior ; or if inferior, then stamens more numerous 

 than the corolla-lobes and anthers produced into two tubes 

 opening by pores ; or if half inferior, then stamens opposite 

 the corolla-lobes : 



Ovary 1 -celled ; placentation free-central; stamens 

 inserted on the corolla ; or if nearly free, then calyx 

 covered with stalked glands : 



Stamens as many as and opposite to the lobes of a 

 regular corolla : 



Ovule solitary, pendulous from an ascending funicle ; 

 style 5-fid ; calyx beset with stalked glands 



XCI. PLUMBAGINACEAE. 



Ovules 2-many ; style undivided ; calyx not bearing 

 stalked glands : 



Herbs ; fruit capsular ; leaves often in radical 

 rosettes, not gland-dotted 



XCII. PRIMULACEAE. 



Trees or shrubs, sometimes scandent ; fruit a 

 berry ; leaves often gland-dotted 



XCIII. MYRSINACEAE. 



Stamens 2, alternate with the 3 anterior lobes of a 

 2-lipped corolla ; small, often aquatic herbs 



CIX. LENTIBULARIACEAE. 



Ovary 2-many-celled ; or if 2-celled, then placentas axile 

 or parietal ; or if the ovule basal and erect, then the style 

 undivided : 



Stamens free from the corolla and usually more numerous 

 than its lobes : 



Flowers bisexual ; stamens usually twice as many as 

 the corolla-lobes ; style simple ; ovules many in 

 each cell : 



Ovary inferior, 5-celled, or apparently but falsely 

 10-celled ; fruit a berry 



LXXXIX. VACCINIACEAE. 

 Ovary superior, 5-20-celled ; fruit capsular 



XC. ERICACAEAE. 



Flowers dioecious ; stamens as many as and opposite 

 the corolla-lobes or twice as many or more ; ovary 



