A SYNOPSIS OF THE 



EE. Styles 2-3 : fls. in 

 few-fld. umbels : 

 calyx tube cylin- 

 di'ic : Ivs. entire or 

 denticulate, nar- 

 row 45. rEIUrHVLLOM. 



8. Rose TiiinE. 



Sole genus -tC. Rosa. 



0. PoTEnirM TiiiBE. 



A. Calyx witli 5-6 bractlets or 

 10-lii-cut in 2 series or 

 in Agrimonia witli a se- 

 tose limb 



B. retals (1 47. Alchemilla. 



BB. Petals 4 or 5 48. Agrlmonia. 



AA. Calyx witbout bractlets: 



petals 0: Ivs. pinnate. .. 



B. Fls. axillary, solitary, .. .40. Makgyricakpus. 



BB. Fls. spicate or capitate. . 



c. Calyx valvate: stamens 



1—10, short : carpels 



1-2 50. Ac-ena. 



CC. Calyx imbricate 



D. Fls. usually berm- 

 aphrodite : carpel 1 : 

 stamens 4-12 ; fr. 



rarely rugose 51. Sanguisorba. 



DD, Fls. polygamo-diffic- 

 ous rarely herma- 

 phrodite : carpels 2 ; 

 stamens indefinite : 

 fr, often rugose. ..32. Poterium. 



54. saxifragace.i:, 



Sdmmart of Tribes. 



A, Plants are trees or shrubs.. 



B, Lvs. opposite 



c. The lvs. simple 1. IIi'draxge.^ Tribe. 



CC. The lvs. simple, or com- 

 posed of 3-5 Ifts. 



or odd-pinnate 2. Cuxo.ma Tribe. 



BB. Lvs. alternate 



c. Stipules absent : ivs. 

 often coriaceous or 

 glandular-s e r r a t e : 

 stamens usually 

 isomerous with pe- 

 tals ."!. Escalloxia Tribe. 



CC. Stipules absent or ad- 

 nate to petiole at 

 base : fls. generally 

 racemose : ovary 1- 

 locular, 2-merous : 



seeds immersed in 



pulp 4. Ribes Tribe. 



aa. Plants are herbs 



B. Lvs. bear pitchers. The 



anomalous genus 



BB. Lvs. do not bear pitchers, 



c. Fls. 4-merous 5. Francoa Tribe. 



CC. Fls. generally S-merous.G. S.ixifrage Tribe, 



1. Hydrangea Tribe. 



A. Ovary superior 1. Cephalotus. 



B. No. of petals 4 : stamens 

 10 ; filaments 2-lobed : 



styles a 2. Fexdlera. 



BB, No. of petals 5 or 6 



c. Ovules solitar.v : sta- 

 mens 4-12 : styles 3- 



5 ". Wiiipplea. 



cc. Ovules 4 : stamens 15 : 



carpels 2. separate., 4, Lyoxothamnus, 



ccc. Ovules numerous 



D, Petals 5, convolute : 

 stamens 10 : styles 



,?-5 5. Jamesia. 



DD. Petals 5 or G, imbri- 

 cate : stamens num- 

 erous : style 1, with 

 a .5-7-lobed stigma. G. Cabpexteria. 

 aa. Ovary inferior or semi-supe- 

 rior 



B. Stamens 8, 10 or 12 



c Petals induplicate or 



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imbricate : fr. capsu- 

 lar 7. Deutzia. 



CC. Petals valvate 



D. Fr. a capsule 



E. Styles 4 or 5. free 

 or connate at the 

 base ; petals 4 or 



5 8. Hydrangea. 



EE. Style 1, with a 4-5- 

 lobed stigma : pet- 

 als 5 9. Schizophragma. 



DD. Fr. a berry : petals 

 5 or 6 : styles 3-5, 



club-shaped 10. Diciiroa. 



BB. Stamens numerous, inde- 

 finite 



c. Petals induplicate, 7- 



10: style 1 11. Decumaria. 



CC. Petals imbricate: styles 



1-3 12. PHILADELPH0S. 



ccc. Petals valvate 



D. Styles 2: petals 4. ..13. Platycrater. 

 DD. Styles 3 : petals 5. . . 14. Cardiandra. 



2. CONOxiA Tribe, 



Pis. cymose : cal.vx valvate : 

 stamens hypogynous. very 

 long: styles divaricate. ... 15. .AlCROPhyllcm. 



2. Escalloxia Tribe. 



A. Petals imbricate: style 1: 



ovary 2- or 3- loculed. . . . 16. Escallonia. 

 AA. Petals valvate: styles divi- 

 sible into 2 : ovary 2-lo- 

 culed 17. ITEA. 



4. Ribes Tribe. 



Sole genus .18. Ribes. 



5. Fraxcoa Tribe. 

 Sepals and petals equal 19. Fraxcoa. 



6. Saxifrage Tribe. 



A. Ovar.v 1-loculed 



B. Placentae basilar or near- 

 ly so 20. Tiarella. 



BB. Placentre parietal opposite 



the stigmas 21. Parnassia. 



EBB. Placentre parietal, alter- 

 nate with stigmas 



c. Stamens 3 : petals 5, 



capillary 22. Tolmiea. 



CC. Stamens 5-10 



d. Capsule not beaked, 

 superior : petals 5. 

 3-cut or pinnatifid.23. Mitella. 

 DD. Capsule 2-beaked. . . . 

 E. No. of stamens 5 : 

 petals 5 or : cap- 

 sule inferior. ....24. IIecchera. 

 ee. No. of stamens 8 or 

 10 : capsule semi- 

 superior 



F. Petals : sta- 

 mens 8 or 10 : 



fls. solitar.v. . ..25. Ciirysosplenicm. 

 FF. Petals entire or 

 lobed : stamens 

 10 : fls. race- 

 mose 26. Tellima. 



AA. Ovary 2- or 3- loculed, the 

 placent.'E in the axis of 

 the fruit, rarely composed 



of distinct carpels 



B. Stamens 5. (See also 



BB. 1 



c. Carpels united at base. 



adnate to calyx tube.27. SCLLIVANTIA. 

 CC Carpels united and 

 wholly adnate to 



calyx tube 28. Suksdorfia. 



CCC. Carpels 2, united at 

 base, free from but 

 included in the in- 

 flated calyx 29. BOLANDBA. 



BB. stamens 10. rarely 8, 

 (sometimes 5 in Boy- 

 kinla) 



