THE PARSLEY FAMILY 



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this group belong all of the common orchard fruits, such as 



apples, peaches, and plums, and many of the common 



berries, such as the raspberry and 



strawberry. Many of the members 



of this family are also cultivated for 



ornament. 



Pulse Family. — Beans, peas, 

 vetch, alfalfa, peanuts, clover, and 

 the like are members of this family. 

 These plants may be recognized by 



their irregular, papiliona- 

 ceous flowers, alternate 



leaves with stipules, and 



by their having the fruit 



in the form of a pod. 



This family furnishes us 



with most of our vesre- 



table protein food. The 



plants improve the soil 



by the aid of bacteria. Figure 350. — Rose Flower 

 Wisteria, red bud, and Turning into a Fruit. 

 the locusts are cultivated <*> earl y sta S e ; *>, later 

 for ornamental purposes. 



Flax Family. — While this is not a large 

 family, yet it furnishes all of our Linen. Flax 

 rarely grows wild, but requires cultivation. 



Mallow Family. — This family is also impor- 

 tant in furnishing material for cur clothing, as 

 the cotton plant belongs here. Hollyhock and 

 Figure 351. althsea are forms cultivated for ornament. 

 of Rose/ Parsley Family. — This family includes such 

 garden vegetables as parsnip, parsley, and 

 carrots, and plants like fennel, dill, coriander, and caraway 

 used for medicine and for flavoring food. These plants 



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