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A SYNOPSIS OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. 



PART II.— SYNOPSIS OF GENERA. 



1. UANUNCDLACE.E. 



A. Sepals usually valvate. . . . 1. Clematis. 



«A. Sepals Imbricate 



B. Carpels one-ovuled : 

 fruit an indehiscent 



akene 



c. Ovule pendulous ; 



raphe dorsal 



D. retals conspicuous. ..i. Adonis. 

 DD. Petals none or very 



small 



E. Fls. not subtended 



by involucres. ... 3. Thalictbl'M. 

 EE. Fls. subtended by in- 

 volucres remote 

 from the calys or 

 close under it. ... 

 F. Involucre remote 



from calyx 4. Anemone. 



FF. Involucre of 3 

 simple, sessile 

 Ivs. closer under 



the fl 5. Hepatica. 



FFF. Involucre of 3 

 compound ses- 

 sile Ivs 6. Si'NDESMON. 



cc. Ovules ascending 



D. Petals wanting 7. Thai'tvetteria. 



DD. Petals 3-many. ....8. Ranunculus. 

 BB. Carpels several- or many- 

 ovuled : fr. usually de- 

 hiscent at maturity, 



rarely berry-liiie 



c. Petals large and showy. 9. P.EONIA. 

 cc. Petals medium small, 



deformed, or 



D. Fls. irregular 



E. Posterior sepal 



forms a spur. ... 10. Delphinium. 

 EE. Posterior sepal 



forms a hood 11. ACONITUM. 



DD. Fls. regular 



E. Inflorescence race- 

 mose 



F. Stamens 5 or 10 ; 



shrubs 12. Xanthobrhiza. 



FF. Stamens numer- 

 ous : herbs 



0. Fruit a berry. ..13. Act.ea. 

 GG. Fruit consisting 

 of f o I 1 i cles, 



dehiscent 14. Cimicifoga. 



EE. Inflorescence panicu- 

 late, or fls. solitary. 

 F. L V s. palmately 

 veined or cut : 

 not ternate. . . . 

 G. Petals wanting.. 

 H. Ovules many 

 in two ser- 

 ies a I o n J? 

 the ventral 



suture. . . . l.'>. Caltha. 

 HH. Ovules only 2.16. Hydrastis. 

 GG. Petals small or 

 narrow ; mostly 

 nectar-bearing. 

 H. Sepals common- 

 ly deciduous : 

 petals not 2- 

 lipped, nor 

 scale bearing. 17. TROLLins. 

 HH. Sepals persistent : 

 broad petals 

 2-Iip p e d or 

 bearing a 



scale 18. Helleborus. 



HHH. Sepals deciduous, 

 narrow : petals 

 bearing a scale. 19. Eranthis, 

 FF. Lvs. ternateiy or 

 subpinnately de- 

 compound 



G. Sepals 5-6. . . . 

 n Petals spur- 

 red 20. Aqdilegia. 



HH. Petals not 

 spurred : of- 

 t e n small 

 or 



1. The carpels 



connate at 

 the base 



or higher. 21. Nigella. 

 II. The carpels 



free 



J. Carpels 



stalked. .22. CopTis. 

 JJ. Carpels not 



stalked. .23. Isoptrom. 

 GG. Sepals and pet- 

 als numerous.24. Anemonopsis. 



2. DILLENIACE^E. 



Lvs. large, pinnately veined or 



cut. Arborescent 1. Dillenia. 



3. CALYCANTIIACE.E. 



Woody plants 1. Calycanthus. 



3a. TROCEIODENDUACE.E. 



A. Fruit capsular : dehiscent : 

 with numerous seeds ; 

 fls. dioecious, Ivs. oppo- 

 site 1. Cercidiphyllum. 



iA. Fruit a winged nutlet with 

 1 or few seeds : fls. polyg- 

 amous : Ivs. alternate. ..2. Ecptelea. 



4. MAIINOLIACE.E. 



A. Fls. hermaphrodite 



B. Stipules 1. ILLICIUM. 



BB. Stipules present, inclos- 

 ing young Ivs. in the 



bud 



c. Anthers face out 2. Liriodendron. 



cc. Anthers face in 



D. Striicture bearing the 



carpels stalked. ...3. Micheha. 

 DD. Structure bearing the 



carpels sessile 



e. Dehiscence circura- 



scissile 4. Talauma. 



EE. Dehiscence 2- 



valved 5. Magnolia. 



aa. Fls. unisexual 



B. Carpels after anthesis 



spicate. 6. Schizandra. 



BB. Carpels after anthesis 



globose-capitate 7. Kadsura. 



5. ANONACE.E. 



A. Ovules solitary 



B. Petals connate into a 

 globose ,3-6-lobed tube, 

 the inner lobes very 



small or wanting 1. Rollinia. 



BB. Petals 6, subequal, over- 

 lapping, spreading dur- 

 ing anthesis 2. Dcguetia. 



BBB. Petals usually 6, valvate, 

 connivent or somewhat 

 spreading, the inner 

 ones subsimilar unless 

 smaller, or rarely want- 

 ing 3. Anona. 



AA. Ovules 2 4. Artabotrys. 



AAA. Ovules numerous 



B. Seeds immersed in the 



general pulp .5. Cananga. 



(See article Philippines). 

 BB. Seeds arillate 6. Asimina. 



6. MENISFERMACE.ii;. 



a. Filaments coalesced into a 

 column which is subpel- 



tate at apex 



B. Sepals 6: petals 1. Anamirta. 



(See article Cocculus.) 

 BB. Sepals 4 : petals grown to- 

 gether making a small 



cup 2. CiSSAMPELOS. 



