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celled woody capsule dehiscing at the summit, with a bony seed 

 in each cell, or several, only one or two of them ripening. 



Rosacea or Rose Family. Herbs, shrubs, or trees mostly of 

 temperate regions. Stem and branches upright or creeping (Straw- 

 berry, Cinquefoil), herbaceous to woody. JLeaves alternate, stipu- 

 late (stipules r green persistent to scaly deciduous), compound 

 condensing to 1 '-simple." Flowers regular, pentamerous; sepals and 

 petals five rarely four inferior to ovary becoming by stages super- 

 ior to it. Sepals green at times with epicalyx (Strawberry, Cinque- 

 foil, etc.), persistent round vfruit. Petals usually yellow to white or 

 to pink, crimson, rarely purple, rosaceous, deciduous. Stamens in- 

 definite, perigynous (Strawberry, etc.), to semi-epigynous (Rose, 

 Peach, etc.), and epigynous (Apple, Pear). Pistil apocarpous with 

 many (Strawberry, Rose) carpels or fewer to five (Apple), or two 

 to one (Plum, Cherry), becoming falsely fused by union with up- 

 growing receptacle (Hawthorn, Apple). Fruit a collection of achenes 

 on dry (Cinquefoil) or succulent receptacle (Strawberry), or dry 

 follicles (Bridal Wreath), or drupels (Blackberry), or a drupe (Peach, 

 Plum, Cherry), or a pome (Apple, Pear). Seeds ,exalbuminous 

 embryo filling seed cavity. 



