298 ANGIOSPERMS. 



Sapindacece ; soap-berry family, horse-chestnut, etc. 

 Aceracece ; maple family. 



FRANGULIN/E : Includes the holly family, vine family, etc. 

 SAXIFRAGIN^E : Flower generally perfect and regular, stamens 



5 or 10, carpels few (2-5). 

 Saxifragacecc ; saxifrage family; also currant, witch-hazel, 



and sycamore families. 

 ROSIFLOR^: : Flowers regular, stamens and carpels usually 



numerous, trees and shrubs mostly. 



Rosacea ; rose family, strawberry, blackberry, rose, etc. 

 Amygdalacece ; almond family, peach, apricot, plum, cherry, 



etc. 

 Pomacece ; apple family, apple, quince, pear, hawthorn, june- 



berry, etc. 

 LEGUMINOS^: : Flower papilionaceous, carpel single, forming a 



pod or legume. 



Papilionacea ; pulse family, pea, bean, vetch, etc. 

 Mimosacea ; mimosa family, sensitive plants. 



j. Flowers epigynou 



PASSIFLORIN^E : Fruit of three carpels, but with one locule and 

 three parietal placentae. Here belong the passion-flower, 

 begonia, and cucurbit families. 

 MYRTIFLOR^E: Calyx usually prolonged beyond the inferior 



ovary, flowers usually 4-merous. 

 Onagracea ; evening-primrose family. 



UMBELLIFLOR./E : Flowers in umbels, sepals and petals small. 

 Cornacece ; dogwood family. 

 UmbellifercK ; parsley family. 



II. SYMPETAL^E. Petals coherent (gamopetalous). 



i. Flowers pentacy die, that is, parts in five whorls (stamens in 



two whorls). 



BICORNES : Mostly shrubs, flowers usually 4-5-merous, stamens 

 frequently with two-horned anthers. 



