A SYNOPSIS OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. 



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Tribe 3. Erice.e. 



A.AntliPis 2-awDed on back at 



base 19. Calllina. 



AA. Anthers 2-parted, blunt or 

 awned, usually cristate 

 or lamellate at base. . . 20. EniCA. 

 AAA. Anthers blunt ou back, not 



cristate 21. Bkuckbnthalia. 



Tribe 4. Uhododexdre.e. 



A. Seed coat lax, produced at 



l>oth ends 



B. Corolla polypetalous or 



nearly so 22. Ledtim. 



BB. Corolla gamopetalous. . . . 



c. Stamens usually 5 : 



style more or less 



exserted 23. Azalea. 



cc. Stamens usually 10: 



style rarely exserted. 24. Rhododexkon. 

 AA. Seed coat firm and coriace- 

 ous 



B. Corolla polypetalous or 



nearly so 



c. Inflorescence terminal.. 

 D. Fls. corymbose ; pet- 

 als 5-fi 2,5. LEIorHYLLUM. 



DD. Fls. racemose ; petals 



H-5 26. Elliottia. 



cc. Inflorescence axillary : 



fls. solitary 27. Cladotiiamn'US. 



BB. Corolla gamopetalous 



c. Stamens 10 



D. Fls. corymbose 2.S. Kalmia. 



DD. Fls. solitary 29. Rhodothamnus. 



cc. Stamens 8 30. Dabcecia. 



ccc. Stamens 4-6 in the first 



case. 5 in the next.. . 



d. Anthers open h.y 



apical pore .31. BRYANTHns. 



DD. Anthers open from 



apex nearly to base. 32. Loiseleuria. 



Subfamily 3, PYROLINE.ffi;. 



Trilie 1. Clethfe.e. 



33. Clethra. 

 Tribe 2. Pyrole.e. 



A. Style very short, obconical : 



stems leafy 34. Chi.maphila. 



AA. Style mostly elongated : 

 scape naked, or leafy only 



at base 



B. Fls. solitary 315. Moneses. 



BB. Fls. racemose 36. Pyrola. 



Subfamily 4. MONOTKOPE.S:. 



Anthers introrse from the 

 first: corolla bell-shaped, 

 rather fleshy 37. Sarcodes. 



82. EPACRIDACE.E. 



Style inserted in the Intruded 

 vertex of the ovary : sta- 

 mens epipetalous: anthers 

 1-celled ; corolla Iol}es quin- 

 cunciately imbricate : bracts 

 numerous, passing into sep- 

 als 1. Epacris. 



S3, diapensiacb.t:. 



A. Corolla persistent: stami- 



nodes 1. Pyxidantheba. 



AA. Corolla deciduous: stami- 



nodes 5 



B. Staminodes small, scale 

 like separate, corolla 



lobes crenate 2. Shortia. 



BE. Staminodes long, linear 

 separate ; corolla lobes 



fimbriate 3. Schizocodon. 



BBB. Staminodes s p a t u late, 

 connate with stamens ; 

 corolla segments entire. 4. Galax. 



84. PLFMBAGINACE.E. 



A. Calyx limb usually spread- 

 ing, scarious and colored.. 

 B. Lvs. usually needle-like: 

 styles distinct at angles 

 of ovary ; stigmas sub- 

 capitate 1. ACANTHOLIMON. 



BB. Lvs. flat : styles as above ; 

 stigmas capitate, ob- 

 long or linear : inflores- 

 cence cymose or dense 

 or scape 1-few-fld. ... 2. Statice. 

 BBB. Lvs. flat or linear — subu- 

 late : styles shortly 

 subconnate at vertex of 

 ovary : stigmas linear : 



scape 1-headed 3. Armeria. 



AA. Calyx lobes or teeth erect 

 with merely scarious sin- 

 uses 



n. Stamens tree : calyx 



glandular 4. Phisibago. 



BB. Stamens adnate to middle 

 of corolla : calyx not 

 glandular 5. Ceratostigma. 



85. primulace.t:. 



A. Corolla lobes imbricated in 



quincunx fashion 



IS. Ovules anatrophous ; um- 

 bilicus basal 1. HoTTONiA. 



BB. Ovules semi-anatropous ; 



umbilicus ventral 



c. Capsule dehisces by a 



lid at top 2. Soldanella. 



cc. Capsule dehisces by 



valves. 



d. Corolla loljes bent 



back 3. Dodecatheon. 



DD. Corolla lobes spread- 

 ing or erectish. . . . 

 E. Stamens affixed to 

 base of corolla : 

 anthers long a- 



cuminate 4. Cortcsa. 



EE. Stamens affixed to 

 corolla tube ; an- 

 thers obtuse 



F. Corolla tube us- 

 ually longer 



than calyx 



G. Capsule many- 

 seeded 5. Primula. 



GG. Caps ule 1-2- 



seeded 6. DoDGLASiA. 



FF. Corolla tube as 

 long as calyx 

 or shorter : cap- 

 s u 1 e f e w— o r 

 many-seeded. .7. Andkosace. 

 AA. Corolla lobes convolute in 

 the bud : ovules semi-ana- 

 tropous : umbilicus ven- 

 tral . . 



B. Capsule circumscissile. . ..8. An'AGALLIS. 

 BB. Capsule longitudinally 

 dehiscent by valves. . . 

 c. Lobes of corolla bent 



back. 9. Cyclamen. 



cc. Lobes of corolla not 



bent back 



D. Testa of seed with a 

 firm epidermis. . . . 

 E. Staminodes none. ..10. Lysimachia. 

 EE. Staminodes 5, each 

 corolla-lobe curv- 

 ed round its sta- 

 men 11. Steironema. 



EEE. staminodes 5, tootb- 



Naumeergia. 



Tkientalis. 



DD. Testa of seed with 



lax epidermis 13. 



86. MYRSINACE.E. 



a. Staminodes 5 : corolla gam- 

 opetalous 



B. Corolla cylindrical, short- 



