KEY 9 



B 



Stamens not more than 10. 



FAMILY PAGE 



(1) Trees, shrubs, or woody vines. 



(a) Fruit a drupe. 



Stamens 2, rarely 3-4 . . . / . . .79. Olive .... 189 

 Stamens as many as the petals. 

 Flowers bisexual. 



Stamens 4, alternate with the petals . . 74. Dogwood . . .176 

 Stamens 5, alternate with the petals . . 55. Sumac .... 148 

 Stamens 4-5, opposite the petals . . .62. Buckthorn . . 154 

 (6) Fruit a berry. 



Stamens alternate with the petals. 



Inserted on the calyx, leaves simple . . 44. Saxifrage . . . 109 

 Inserted on a disk surrounding the ovary; 



leaves compound 72. Ginseng . . . 169 



Stamens opposite the petals 63. Grape or Vine . 165 



(c) Fruit a 2-seeded capsule or a key. 



Leaves compound 62. Rue 144 



(d) Fruit a 2-celled, many-seeded capsule; flowers 



large, yellow 79. Olive .... 189 



(e) Fruit a 3-5-celled capsule; flowers small, green- 



ish, or brown-purple ; leaves simple . . . 57. Wahoo .... 150 



(/) Fruit 5-lobed , the 5 carpels separating when ripe ; 

 flowers rather large, white, or of showy colors ; 



leaves simple 48. Geranium . . . 140 



- (g) Fruit a 1-3-celled capsule, leaves compound, 



flowers zygomorphic 60. Buckeye . . . 152 



(h) Fruit a 3-celled bladdery capsule, leaves com- 

 pound, flowers actinomorphic 58. Bladder Nut . .151 



(i) Fruit a legume 47. Pea or Pulse . . 126 



(2) Herbs. 



(a) Ovary single, 1-celled, simple or compound. 

 * Corolla actinomorphic, or nearly so. 



Sepals and petals 4-5 ; stamens 5, 10, or 12, 



distinct. 

 Leaves alternate. 



Stigma single 47. Pea or Pulse . . 126 



Stigmas 4 or 2 44. Saxifrage . . . 109 



Leaves opposite, punctate, flowers yellow . 66. St. John's-wort . 160 



Leaves opjjpsite, flowers white or red . . 31. Pink . . . . 77 



Sepals and petals 4-5 ; stamens 5, united . . 68. Passion Flower . 163 



Sepals 2, petals 4-5 30. Purslane ... 76 



