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pal ; placenta axile ; style one ; stigma simple ; 

 fruit round, pulpy. Inhabit the temperate 

 and hotter parts of both hemispheres. Valu- 

 able as yielding the Grape- Vine and its vari- 

 ous products, as Grapes, Raisins, Currants, 

 and Wine. (Viniferce, Juss. ; Ampelidece, 

 Kunth.) 



6. FAMILY. Berberries (Berberidacese). Shrubs or 



herbs ; leaves alternate, exstipulate ; flowers 

 in racemes or panicles ; sepals 3-4-6, decidu- 

 ous ; petals equal to, or twice as many as, 

 sepals ; stamens equal and opposite to petals ; 

 anther-valves recurved; carpel 1 -celled; 

 ovules anatropal ; placentae sutural ; style 

 sometimes lateral ; stigma orbicular ; fruit 

 baccate or capsular. Occur chiefly in moun- 

 tainous districts of northern temperate re- 

 gions, but also in South America. 



7. FAMILY. Fumitories (Fumariacese). Herbaceous, 



with a watery juice ; leaves alternate, multi- 

 fid ; flowers irregular, purple, white, or yel- 

 low ; sepals two, deciduous ; petals four, cru- 

 ciate very irregular ; stamens four, distinct, 

 or six, diadelphous; ovary 1 -celled; ovules 

 amphitropal ; placentae parietal; style fili- 

 form; stigma with two or more points; fruit 

 an achgenium, or capsular and 2-seeded, or 

 a many-seeded pod. Occur principally in 

 northern temperate climes. 



8. FAMILY. Sundews (Droseracese). Herbaceous, 



delicate ; leaves alternate, stipulate ; verna- 



