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{b) Leaves alternate, toothed. The Rose in Rose Fam. No. 

 14 (Rosacea?), page 96. 

 {a) Seed-cases more than one, separate, not enclosed in the 

 receptacle. Rose Fam. (in part) No. 14 (Rosacea?), 

 page 80, seq. 

 (a) Pistil, one. 



(b) Flowers yellowish ; leaves opposite, edge entire, dotted 

 (under a lens). St.-John's-wort Fam. No. 6 (Hyperi- 

 caceae), page 44. 

 (b) Flowers white or pinkish ; leaves alternate, toothed. 

 Plums and Cherries in Rose Fam. No. 14 (Rosa- 

 cea?), pages 80-84. 

 (b) Flowers bright-yellow, small, lasting only a day ; leaves 

 crowded, scale-like or awl-shaped, downy. Hud- 

 sonia in Rock-Rose Fam. No. 5 (Cistaceae), page 42. 

 2. Sepals attached to the seed-case. 



(a) Seed-case ten-celled, with one seed in each cell. Shad- 

 bush in Rose Fam. No. 14 (Rosacea;), page 108. 

 (a) Seed-case two- to five-celled. Chokeberry and Haw in 

 Rose Fam. No. 14 (Rosacea?), pages 100-104. 

 B. Stamens of the same number as the petals, and opposite to them. 

 {a) Flowers yellow ; seed-case with one cell. Barberry Fam. 



No. 4 (Berberidaceae) page 38. 

 (a) Flowers greenish ; seed-case with two to four cells. Buck- 

 thorn Fam. No. 10 (Rhamnaceae), page 61. 

 C Stamens, not more than twice as many as the petals ; when of 

 just the number, alternate with them. 

 1. Sepals attached below the seed-case or cases. 

 {a) Seed-cases, two or more, separate. 

 (b) Stamens attached to the receptacle. 



(c) Flowers greenish or whitish. Rue Fam. No. 7 (Ru- 



taceae), page 47. 

 (c) Flowers brownish-purple. Crowfoot Fam. No. 1 

 (Ranunculaceae), page 34. 

 (b) Stamens attached to the sepals. Spiraea in Rose Fam. 

 No. 14 (Rosacea?), page 86. 

 (a) Seed-case, one. 



(b) Seed-case with one cell. 



(c) Petal, only one ; flowers violet or purple. False 

 Indigo in Pulse Fam. No. 13 (Leguminosae), 

 page 78. 



