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[II. GENEKA OR FAMILIES.] 



1. Ranunculaceous Plants. RANUNCULACE^E. 



(1) Ranunculus calyx of five, rarely three, sepals ; petals five, 



the nectariferous pore naked, or covered by a scale ; carpels 

 collected into globular or elliptical heads. 



2. Fumariaceous Plants. FUMARIACE^B. 



(2) Fumaria calyx of two sepals ; petals four, the upper one 



spurred at the base ; fruit indehiscent, one-seeded. 



3. Cruciferous Plants. CRUCIFEM. 



* Fruit a silique or pod. 



(3) Diplotaxis calyx spreading; pod compressed; seeds oval- 



oblong in two rows. 



** Fruit a silicule or pouch. 



(4) Senebiera pouch kidney-shaped, 2-celled,- entire or notched 



so as to be almost two-lobed ; cells one-seeded. 



4. Caryophyllaceous Plants. CARYOPHYLLACE^E. 



* Calyx with 2-4 scales or bracts at its base. 



(5) Dianthus calyx tubular, with 2-4 opposite imbricated basal 



scales ; petals five, clawed, crenate or jagged ; stamens ten ; 

 stigmas two; capsule one- celled ; seeds peltate. ". 



** Calyx without basal scales. 



(6) Saponaria calyx tubular, naked at the base ; petals clawed, 



two-cleft ; stamens ten ; stigmas two ; capsule one-celled ; 

 seeds globose or reniform. 



