A SYNOPSIS OF THE VEGETABLK KINGDOM. 



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AA. Filaments free eitlier at 



base or apex 



B. Stamens 12-24 3. Menispermum. 



BB. Stamens 6 



c. Petals 6: shorter tlian 

 sepals : stamens high- 



monadelphous 4. CoccuLUS. 



cc. Te'als 0, unless the 3 

 inner and larger sep- 

 als are regarded as 

 petals: outer stamens 

 free .">. Abuta. 



7. BERBERIDACE.E. 



A. Fjs. unisexual or polyga- 

 mous : carpels 3 



B. Stamens monadelphous. . 

 0. Sepals 6 : petals 6, 



much smaller j. L.\I!DI7,ab.\la. 



cc. Sepals 6: petals 0. ...2. Stauxto.nia. 



BB. stamens free \ . . 



c. Sepals 6 : petals 6, 



minute 3. Holrcellia. 



cc. Sepals 3: petals 0. ...4. Akebia. 

 ccc. Sepals and petals 



9-15 5. BERBEEIDOrSIS. 



AA. Fls. hermaphrodite : car- 

 pel 1 



B. Venation or lobing pin- 

 nate : Ivs, penninerved. 

 pennatisect, pinnately 

 2-3-ternate or decom- 

 pound 



c. Ovules few, erect from 



the base 



D. Plants are shrubs.... 

 E. Lvs. simple or pin- 



, nate fi. Berberis. 



EE. Lvs. 2-3-pmnate... .7. Nandina 



DD. Plants are herbs 



E. Petals 6. reduced to 



small nectaries... .8 Leonticb 

 EE. Petals 6, scarcely 

 smaller than se- 

 pals and flat Boxoardia. 



cc. Ovules placed ventrally 



in 2 series 



D. Sepals 12-15 : petals 

 0. reduced to nec- 

 taries 10. Va.ncouveeia. 



DD. Sepals 8 : petals 4, 

 reduced to necta- 

 ries 11. Epijiediom. 



DDD. Sepals 7-8 : petals 4, 

 a little smaller. 



flat 12. Aceraxthcs. 



BB. venation or lobing pal- 

 mate : lvs. p a Im i - 

 nerved, palmilobed, or 



2-parted 



c. Sepals 0: petals G: 



ovules in 2 series. ... 13. Dipiiylleia. 

 cc. Sepals 6 : petals 6-0 : 



ovules in many series.l4. Podophyllum. 



ccc. Sepals 4: petals 8 1."). .Ieffersonia. 



cccc. Sepals and petals 0. ...16. Achlys. 



8. nympii.ioace.t;. 



A. Fls. smallish : sepals and 



petals 3 



B. Stamens 6 : submerged 



lvs. dissected 1. Cabomba. 



BB. Stamens 12-18: lvs. all 



peltate 2. Brasenia. 



AA. Fls. large and showy : sepals 

 4-G ; petals and stamens 



indefinite 



B. Carpels scattered without 

 order near the top of a 



torus 3. NELtJMBO. 



BB. Carpels grown together 



in rings 



c. Plants prickly 



D. The inner stamens 



sterile 4. Victoria. 



DD. The stamens all fer- 

 tile 5. Edrtale. 



cc. Plants not pricltly 



D. Carpels placed on the 

 torus, the sepals. 



petals and stamens 



inferior 6. Nuphar. 



DD. Carpels more or less 

 immersed in the 

 torus, the sepals 

 and outer petals 

 somewhat inferior : 

 the inner petals 

 and stamens gradu- 

 ally more adnate to 

 the torus 7. Nymph.ea. 



9. s.\rraceniace.i;. 



A. style umbrella-shaped 1. Sarracenia 



AA. Style 5-cut at apex 2. Darlingtoxia. 



10. papaverace.e. 



A. Stigmas distinct : lvs. main- 

 ly opposite or wliorled : 

 sepals usually 3 : petals 

 usually 6, in 2 series : 

 placentte never separate 



from the valves 



B. Lvs. lobed 1. Romneya. 



BB. Lvs. entire 



c. Filaments dilated : stig- 

 mas indefinite, linear : 



fr. not capsular 2. Platystemon. 



cc. Filaments slightly di- 

 lated : s t i g m a s 3, 

 broader: fr. capsular. 3. Platystigma. 

 AA. Stigmas confluent : Ivs, al- 

 ternate : ternately decom- 

 pound : sepals 2 : petals 4 : 

 placentae remain attached 

 to the margin of the 



valves 



B. Sepals coherent and cov- 

 ering fl. like a candle 



extinguisher 4. EscnscHOLZiA. 



BB. Sepals separate. 



c. Lobes of stigma 2, 



erect 5. Dendromecon. 



cc. Lobes of stigma 4, 



spreading 6. Hunnemannia. 



AAA. Stigmas continent : Ivs. al- 

 ternate or mainly so ; 

 fls. rarely 3-merous : cap- 

 sule dehiscing Ijy pores 

 or valves, the placentae 

 remaining as a frame al- 

 ternate with and free 



from the valves 



B. Capsule dehiscent by 



pores near the top .... 7. Papaver. 

 BB. Capsule shortly dehiscing 



bv valves 



c. Stigmatic lobes radiat- 

 ing on the depressed 

 summit of a very 



short style 8. Argemone. 



CC. Stigmatic lobes radiat- 

 ing on the club- 

 shaped top of a dis- 

 tinct style 9. Meconopsis. 



BBB. Capsule dehiscing by 

 valves to the base or 



nearly so 



c. The capsule long and 



linear 



D. Seeds pitted 10. Glaucium. 



DD. Seeds crested 11. Chelidonidm. 



cc. The capsule ovoid, ob- 

 long or cylindrical . . 



D. Petals 4.' 12. Stylophorum. 



B. Style distinct, but 



short 



EE. Style long 13. EOMECOV. 



DD. Petals S-12 14. Sangcinaria. 



DDD. Petals 15. BOCCONIA. 



11. FUlIARIACE.i:. 



A. Corolla 2-spurred or bigib- 

 bous. the 2 outer and 

 larger (lateral) petals 



similar 



B. Seeds orestless : petals 

 permanently united into 

 a subcordate persistent 



