THE CROWFOOT FAMILY 



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Figure 346. — X-ray of Easter Lily. 



a three-parted pistil. 



The fruit is a capsule. 



Lilies are cultivated 



chiefly for decorative 



purposes. 



W<dnut Family. — The 



trees of this family 



furnish us with nuts and 



valuable lumber. The 



monoecious flowers are 



grouped in catkins. The 



leaves are alternate and 



pinnately compound. 



All the walnuts and 



hickories belong to this very useful family ( Figure 341 ). 

 Beech Family. — Like the walnut family, this u r i""p 



consists of trees, of which the beech, oak, and chestnut 



are the most common. All are valuable for lumber and 



firewood. The leaves are simple, alternate, and straight- 

 veined. The flowers are monoecious. 



Crowfoot Family. — 

 This large family is valu- 

 able to US for tin' medi- 

 cines (mostly poisonous") 

 which it furnishes. The 

 medicinal members <>t 



this family arc hydrast is, 



aconite, hellebore, and 

 Larkspur ; while other 

 members, as clematis, 

 peony, and columbine, 

 arc cultivated for orna- 

 ment. The common 



Figure 347. — Leaves and Bud of Beech, buttercup shows most 



