302 



SYSTEMATIC BOTANY 



Flowers on axillary pedicels. Sepals five, the pos- 

 terior (which comes by twisting of the pedicel to 

 hang down in front) spurred. Petals five, stamens five, 

 anthers cohering as a sort of tubular box (syngene- 

 sious). Ovary five-celled. Fruit a loculicidal capsule 



Q. wing 

 petcJ. 



FIG. 73 

 IMPATIENS CHINENSIS, L. 



