ORDER 47. ROSEWORTS. 204 



e Oarpels many, in the fleshy calyx. Flowers often double. Rose. ROSA. 6 



e Carpels 2 only, in the dry, fluted, prickly calyx. Agrimony. AORJMO'NIA. 



f Petals and sepals 8 or 9. A small, rare plant on mountains DRYAS. 



f Petals and sepals 5. Achenia numerous. Avert*. GEUM. 6 



g Sepals equal. Fruit a heap of pulpy achenia. Fls. cyanic. Bramble. RUBFS. 1 

 6 Sepals unequal. Stems creeping. Flowers white. False Violet. DALIBAB'DA. 3 



b Torns small, dry. Flowers yellow. Bractlets minute or 0. WALDSTEI'NIA. 9 



b Torus small, dry. Fls. mostly yellow. Bractlets large. 



CinquefoU. POTENWI/LA. 1C 



h Torus becoming very large and juicy in fruit. Strawberry. FRAGA'RIA. 11 



h Torus becoming large and spongy. Fls. purple. Lvs. pinnate. COM'ABCM. 

 k Petals obovate, not yellow. Stamens very long. Steeple-bush. SPIB^'A. 12 



k Petals lance-linear, not yellow. Stamens very short. Indian Physic. GILLE'NIA. 

 k Petals multiplied, orange-yellow. Pods 1-seeded. Shrubs. 



ffuelder Hose. KEB'RIA. 



1. CER'ASUS, Cherry. 



Calyx 5-cleft, regular, deciduous. Petals 5, much spreading. Stamens 

 15-30. Ovary with 2 ovules. Drupe globular, very smooth, destitute 

 of a glaucous bloom. Stone also globular and smooth. Trees or shrubs. 

 Leaves folded in the bud. Flowers early, white. May. (Fig.- 452.) 



g Leaves evergreen, leathery, entire 1 



Leaves deciduous, thin ... .a 



a Flowers in umbel-like clusters from side buds. Drupes red. . . .b 

 a Flowers in racemes leafy at base. Cherries black or blackish. . . .2, 8 



b Shrubs or trees growing wild, native 4, 5 



b Trees cultivated, not native 6, 7 



1 C. Carolinia'na. Cherry Laurel. Flowers in dense, short racemes. Fruit black, 

 poisonous. Splendid in cultivation. 



2 C. sero'tina. Wild Black 0. Trees with lance-oblong, blunt-toothed leaves. 



3 C. Virginia'na. Choke C. Shrubs with oval-obovate, slender-toothed leaves. 



4 G. pum'ila. Sand C. Shrubs trailing, with lance-obovate, acute Ivs. Fr. egg-shaped. 



5 C. Pennsylvan'ica. Wild Red C. Trees. Lvs. oblong-ovate, acuminate. Fr. roundish. 



6 C. A'viam. Oxheart C. Leaves oblong-ovate, acuminate, hairy beneath. 



7 C. vulga'ris. Great Red C. Leaves lance-ovate, acute, narrowed to base. 



2. AMELAX'OHIER. June-berry. 



Calyx 5-cleffc. Petals 5, oblong-ovate and oblanceolate. Stamens short. 

 Styles 5, somewhat united at base. Pome 5-celled, cells cartilaginous, 

 each nearly divided into two 1-seeded divisions. Small trees or shrnrjf 

 with simple, serrate leaves, and white early flowers in racemes-. 



