^yi SYNOPTICAL KEY. 



+. ^ +. Capsule 1 cellt'd, several-carpelled, the valves not separating from the placenta. Calyx 



persistent. 



++ Flowers irregular. 



9. Resedaceee, p. 53. Sepals 4 : petals 2 or 4, cleft or entire : stamens few to many. Cap- 

 sule 3-6-beaked, many-seeded. Herbs; leaves alternate, entire ; stipules glandular. 



11. Violaceae, p. 54. Sepals and petals 5 : anthers 5, coherent : style 1, clavate. Capsule 



3-valved, many-seeded. Low herbs, with alternate or radical stipulate leaves. 



++ ++ Flowers regular. Stipules none. 



10. Cistaceae, p. 54. Sepals andPpetals 5, two of the sepals minute : stamens many : style 1. 



('apsule 3-valved, few -many-seeded. Herbs or woody at base ; leaves entire, alternate. 

 36. Droseraceae, p. 212. Flowers 5-merous, but styles 3, 2-parted. Capsule 3-valved, many- 



scedud. Low marsh herbs ; leaves radical, reddish, entire, beset with gland-tipped hairs. 



13. Frankeniaceae, p. 60. Stamens 4 to 7 : style 2 - 4-cleft. Caimile 2-4- valved, enclosed in 



the tubular furrowed 4 - 5-lobed calyx. Low woody-based herbs, with opjwsite entire 

 leaves and small flowers. 



Flowers 5-merous : stamens indefinite : styles 3. Capsule 3-valved. Low herbs, with opposite 

 entire punctate leaves. HyPEiacuM in Hypcricacece. 



Flowers 4-merous : petals united at base, bearing a broad gland. Capsule 2-valved, few -many- 

 seeded. Smooth biennials, with ox)posite or whorled leaves. Feaseua. in Gentianacece. 



* * * Ovary compound (of 2 to several carpels), with central placentae. Stamens mostly strictly 

 hypogynous. Sepals persistent. 



•h- Flowers very irregular. 



12. Polygalaceae, p. 58. Capsule compressed, narrowly winged, 2-celled, 2-seeded. Stamens 



6 to 8, united ; anthers l-celled, opening at the "top. Low woody-based perennials, with 

 alternate entire leaves, and no stipules. 



-J- +- Flowers regular. Capsule l-celled, with free central placenta. Leaves entire. 



++ Embryo curved around central albumen. 



14. Caryophyllaceae, p. 61. Flowers mostly 5-merous: petals sometimes none: stamens 10 



or fewer : styles 3 to 5, the capsule opening by as many or twice as many valves. Seeds 

 numerous. Herbs, rarely woody at base, with opposite leaves, and mostly no stipules. 



15. lUecebraceae, p. 71. Fruit a 1 -seeded utricle included in the calyx. Petals none : sta- 



mens perigynous : style bifid. Low herbs, with opposite leaves, scarious stipules, and 

 sessile axillary flowers. 



16. Portulacacae, p. 73. Capsule 2 - 3-valved or circumscissile. Sepals 2 (4 to 8 in Lcivlsia) : 



])etals 2 to 5 or more : stamens few or many : style 2 - 3-cleft. Seeds few or manJ^ 

 Succulent herbs, with opposite or alternate or radical leaves, often stipulate. 



++ ++ Embryo straight in albumen. Petals united at hase : stamens opposite them. 



Utricle 1 -seeded, enclosed in the scarious calyx. Flowers 5-merous. Perennial acaulescent mari- 

 time herbs. Plumbaginace^. 



Capsule 5- valved, few - many-seeded. Flowers mostly 5-merous: style 1. Herbs with mostly 

 opposite leaves, or acaulescent. Some Primulace^. 



-i- -i- -J- Flowers regular. Ovary 2 - several-celled. 



++ Capsule not lobed nor winged. 



(a.) Stamens distinct or nearly so, not fascicled. 



4. Sarraceniaceae, p. 17. Capsule 5-celled, 5-valved, many-seeded. Sejials and petals 5, 

 persistent : stamens many : style 5-lobed. Acaulescent marsh perennials, with pitcher- 

 shaped leaves and solitary flowers. 



18. Elatinaceae p. 79. Capsule 2 -5-celled, many-seeded. Flowers 2- or 5-merous: styles 

 distinct. Low annuals, with opposite leaves, membranous stipules, and axillary flowers. 



22. Linaceae, p. 88. Capsule 2 -5-valved, 4-10-celled and -seeded. Flowers 5-merous : styles 

 2 to 5. Low herbs, with entire opposite or alternate leaves, often with stipular glands, 

 and panicled flowers. 



Capsule 3-celled, several-seeded. Flowers 5-merous : petals none : styles 3. Prostrate annual, 

 with entire verticillate leaves and axillary flowers. Mollugo in Ficoidcm. 



Capsule 5-celled, several seeded. Low herbs, with sour juice and alternate or radical 3-foliolate 

 leaves. Oxalis in Geraniacece. 



Capsule 5-10-celled, many-seeded. Stamens 10, rarely fewer ; anther-cells opening by a terminal 

 pore or chink. Scaly-bracted herbs without gi-een foliage (or Ledum an evergreen shrub, 

 with alternate exstipulate leaves). Some Eiucace^. 



