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A SYNOPSIS OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. 



6. Peiicedanum Tri.be. 



A. Oil tubes more than one or 

 obscure, rarel.v solitary : 

 carpels hardly convex. ..28. Ferula. 

 AA. Oil tubes solitary, rarely in 



2's or 3's. . . . ; 



B. The oil tubes often short- 

 er than the tr. rarely 



touching at base 29. Heracleum. 



BB. The oil tubes touchin,^ at 

 the base, rarely shorter 

 than the fr 30. rEi'CEDANUSi. 



Note. Under Peuccdnnnm In this work are men- 

 tioned Anethum, I^omatium. I'astinaca, Petroselinnm 

 Tiedemannia and Tommasinia. all of which are best 

 considered separate genera. Some of these are dis- 

 tinguished by Coulter and Rose as follows : 



c. Fr. not strongly flat- 

 tened dorsallv. usu- 

 ally more or less lat- 

 erally flattened ^1. Petboselixum. 



cc. Fr. strongly flattened 



dorsallv, with lateral 



ribs more or less 



prominently winged.. 



D. Oil tubes solitar.v in 



the intervals 



e. Stylopodium conical. 32. OxvroLi.s. 

 EE. Stylopodium flat or 



wanting 33. Pastixaca. 



DD. Oil tubes more than 



one in the intervals.34. Lo.matidm. 



72. arai.iace.t;. 



A. Petals more or less imbri- 

 cate, broadly affixed at 



base 



B. Gynoecium 2-merous : f r. 



transversely subterete. . 1. Delarbrea. 

 BB. Gyncecium 2-5-merous : 



fr. angled when dry... 2. Aralia. 



AA. Petals valvate 



B. Albumen ruminate 



c. Styles free or con- 

 nate at base .^. Oreopaxax. 



cc. Styles connate in a cone 



or short column 4. Hedera. 



BB. Albumen equable 



c. Gynoecium 5-merous or 

 more, rarely 3-4-mer- 

 ous : carpels as many 

 as or more than the 



petals 



D. Styles distinct from 

 the base or a little 



aliove it 



e. Fls. dioecious : petals 

 of females contin- 

 uous with calyx 

 tube. ....... ....rj iielwixgia. 



EE. Fls. hermaphrodite 



nr polygamous. . q polyscia.s. 

 DD. Styles coalesced at 

 the base or all the 

 way into an umbo- 

 nate cone or col- 

 umn 



E. Pedicel jointed un- 



„ 'I?'' fl ■ 7. Electherococcds. 



EE. Pedicel continuous 



with fl 



F. Fls. 8-12-merous.s. Trevesi\ 

 FF. Fls. 5-merous. ...r,'. Dendropanax. 

 CO. Gynoecium 2-m e r o u s 

 (rarely 1- 3- or 4- 

 merous) : carpels as 

 many as or fewer 

 than the petals : 

 styles distinct at 

 or above the base. . 

 D. Pedicels .I'olnted un- 

 der fl IO.Panax. 



DD. Pedicels continuous 



with fl 



B. Styles filiform dis- 

 tinct from base 

 up : stigma small, 

 terminal 11. Fatsia. 



EE. Styles very short, 

 placed on a cone, 

 or longer and con- 

 nate beyond the 

 middle, introrseiy 

 stigmatose 12. Acaxthopaxax. 



73. CORNACE-T:. 



A. Fls. hermaphrodite 



B. I'etals strap-shaped, val- 

 vate : anthers long, 

 basiflxed : style long...l. Alaxgium. 

 BB. Petals short, valvate : an- 

 thers short, affixed 

 on back: style short. ..2. Corxl'S. 



AA. Fls. unisexual 



B. Lvs. opposite 



c. I'^ls. panicled : petals 4 : 



ovule 1 3. AUCUBA. 



cc. Fls. in aments or 

 spikes : petals : 



ovules 2 4. Gabrta. 



BB. Lvs. alternate, 



c. Stamens 4 : petals in 



male fls. 4 5. Griselixia. 



cc. Stamens 4 or more : 

 petals in male fls. 0, 

 4 or more 6. Nyssa. 



74. CAPRIFOLIACE^E. 



a. Corolla rotate or nearly so; 

 limb regular: style short, 



deeply 2-.'5-cut 



B. Lvs. pinnately cut 1. Sambucus. 



BB. Lvs. simple 2. ViBDRNCM. 



AA. Corolla tubular or bell- 

 shaped ; limb nsually ir- 

 regular : style long usu- 

 ally with capitate stigma. 

 B. Ovary 2-.5 celled : all the 



cells 1-ovuled 3. triosteum. 



BB. Ovary 3-4-celled : one or 

 two cells 1-ovuled, the 

 others with numerous 



ovules 



c. Calyx limb cup-shaped. 

 4-5-toothed : lierry 4- 



celled, 2-seeded 4. Stmphoricarpos. 



cc. Calyx tube narrow, 

 lobes long : fr. leath- 

 ery, long, 3-celled, 1- 



seeded 5. Abelia. 



ccc. Calyx lobes lanceolate: 

 f r. leathery, s u h- 

 globose, 3-ceIled, 



many-seeded 0. Linx.ea. 



BB. Ovar.v 2-5-celled ; cells all 



man.v ovuled 



c. Fr. a 2-3-celled, few- 

 seeded berr.y 7. Lonicera. 



cc. Fr. a 2-celled, many- 

 seeded capsule S. Diervilla. 



-5. RUBIACEAE. 



(Ignoring exceptions and 

 omitting eight tribes not 

 within the scope of this 



work. ) 



i. No. of ovules in each locule 



indefinite 



B. Fr. dry, capsular or 2-5- 



berried or nutlike 



c. Fls. compacted or con- 

 fluent into a splieri- 



cal head. 1. Nacclea Tribe. 



cc. Fls. not disposed In a 



spherical head 



D. Seeds winged or 

 appendaged, album- 

 inous : capsule 2- 



celled 2. CixciioxA Tribe. 



DD. Seeds not winged.... 

 E. Corolla valvate. . . . 

 F. Seeds albumin- 

 ous : capsule 2- 



eelled 3. CoxDAMiNEA Tribe. 



FP. Seeds minute : fr. 

 indehiscent. 2- 



