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Lt'fivoH in wliorln. Ovary 2-celI(><I, Ho|>iinitiii« in the ripo fruit into two olosctl ftiul i-aeeded 

 |)i«;ct'H : tt'tttli or limb of tiio ciilyx Hnmil or iiiuiliy to be ili-ceriicil. 



BtiinichH 5 iinil tin- corollii s-imrted. Fruit brrry-liko when riitc, (lUViia) *M.\l)l)EU. 



StiimciiH imtl iliviHions of tlio whuul-Hlmpcd comUu 4, rnrely 3. Fruit a pair of <lry or 

 Hi'xby tikfiicH, KMiiMitb in Honiu MpccicH, in ottier-s rongb, inuthern bt'Hct witli lionkcil 

 prickii-s, niakiny littio ImrM, ((iitUuin) IJkdsthaw. 



2. riCavc!) opposit<% and witb Htipiilos, citlu'r hh litllit HcalcH ur forming a Hniali Hhuiitli. 

 Slirub : HoWLMH (wbit«') iniuiy in a closo round head (Ki^. 145), {Ccfifiahhitliun) lU'TTONBrsu. 



HinuU berl.M. (Cnrolla 4-lobfd.) 



FlowerH twin, on one ovary, wliicli makes a doultle eyeil red berry. Small creepin;,' 



everfireon, with round leaves. Condl.i bearded inside, {MUrlu'lhi) I'AKTKllMiK IiKUUY. 



riowerH .separate, pediincled. Fruit a ihy pod. Stt ms eiect, 



48. VALERIAN FAMILY. Ord.r VALKlilAN.ACH.K. 



IlerbM, \vitli stiotij^-sceiitcil nxils, opjiositf Icuvi's, aiid lui sii|iii]cs. ii j-lolied inoiiD- 

 ]H't!il()ii.s (•(ii'dll.i liciiriii;,' (iiily 2 or 3 staiiii'iis, Mini lioinc (Pii ilu; ovarv, wliirli iiiaUe.s :i 

 Hinall i-sc('(lc'il dry I'luit, l-'low (Th small, in ryiiu's or clu-tcrs, wliiti- or pMriilisli. 



T/iinb of the calyx erowning tins fruit in the form of featliery bristles, ( VdhriCinu) *Vai,KIU.\V. 



Limb of tlio calyx only one or more blnnt teeth, (Fiili(t) liAMIi-LlCTTLCE. 



49. TEASEL FAMILY. OnUr DIPSACE.E. 



Herbs, wiili opposite' leaves, iiu st ipiile-, ami pciTt-ct (lowers iinifiisc heads, suiToutided 

 l)y an involucre, and willi a (dially bract under each lilossoni. (Voi'olla lubnlai' or lunnel- 

 f'orni, with 4 or 5 lobes, bcariii!.,' 4 staineiis, uiul itself 1 orne on the ovaiy, which becomes 

 an nkeiie in Iruit, 1 ontainin;.,' one lian,i;in^' s-ed. 



Flowers in a rou;;li-cliafry head : c dyx cup-sbajjed, short : lobes of the corolla 4. Stem 



and leaves rnn^b or prickly, * (/>i/>o rrff.x) Tkasici,. 



Flowers lari:er tlian tiii' eliill' : calyx with long-flwned or bri-stle-Hhajicd lobes: lohcs 



of the corolla 4 or 5, uneipial, (Sruhidsn) *SCABIor.s. 



50. COMPOSITE OK SUNFLOV/ER FAMILY, order COMI'OSIT.E. 



Known by havin<4 what were called cnmpon>i(} fforojr.t, which are really a number of 

 llowi'is closely ciowded into a hea<l,and tliis surrounded l)y an in- 

 volucre which was taken for a calyx. Tiie Scabious has its llowers 

 in such heads. T-ut tlie distin<.'uisliin;j; mark (if tlie ])resent family 

 i- thai its five stamens are united by tlieir anthers, or synyene- 

 .s/o/(.s'. Fi;_'. 400 shows tlie stamens, their antheis connected into 

 •1 tube, throu,f,'h wliich the style liaises. Fi,L,'. 401 shows this tube 

 s]ilit down on one side ami spread open flat, ^riiat Ltives the 

 '.vhole head so much the a[ipearance of one larije blossom is, tliat 



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