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Family 66. Lacistemaceae. Shrubs and trees with alternate 

 leaves ; perianth o; stamen i ; pistil 3- or 2-carpellarv. Lacistema. 

 (Pf. Ill, I, 14.) 



Order Rhoeadales. Pistil of 2 or more united carpels, mostly 

 I -celled, with parietal placentae; stamens indefinite or definite; 

 endosperm none or copious. 



Family 67. Papaveraceae. Mostly milky-juiced plants, with 

 alternate leaves; sepals 2-3; petals 4 or more (or o) ; stamens 

 indefinite; pistil many-carpellary. Eschscholtzia, Sanguinaria, 

 Argemonc, Papavcr^ Bicncnlla, Fnniaria. (Pf. Til, 2, 130.) 



Family 68. Capparidaceae. Herbs, shrvibs, and trees with al- 

 ternate or opposite leaves; sepals 4; petals 4 (or o) ; stamens 4 

 (or many) ; pistil 2- to 6-carpellary. Clconic, Cap par is. (Pf. 

 Ill, 2, 209.) 



Family 69. Cruciferae. Herbs, rarely shrubs, with alternate 

 (or opposite) leaves; sepals 4; petals 4; stamens 6 or 4; pistil 

 2-carpellary. Sinapis, Brassica, Rapharms, Bursa, Alyssum. (Pf. 

 HI, 2, 145.) 



Family 70. Tovariaceae. Annual herbs of the tropics, with 

 alternate leaves; 8-merous flowers. Tovaria. (Pf. Ill, 2, 207.) 



Family 71. Resedaceae. Herbs and shrubs with scattered 

 leaves; sepals 4-8 (or 2 or o) ; stamens 3-40; pistil 2- to 6-car- 

 pellary. Reseda. (Pf. Ill, 2, 237.) 



Family y2. Moringaceae. Trees of the tropics, with decom- 

 pound leaves and pentamerous flowers, and producing- bean-like 

 pods. Moringa. (Pf. Ill, 2, 242.) 



Order Sarraceniales. Pistil of 3 to 5 carpels united ; pla- 

 centae parietal or central ; seeds indefinite ; herbs with "insec- 

 tivorous" leaves. 



Family 73. Sarraceniaceae. Herbs with pitcher-shaped 

 leaves ; sepals 4-5 ; petals 5-0 ; stamens indefinite ; pistil 3-5-car- 

 pellary. Sai'raccnia, Darlingtonia. (Pf. Ill, 2, 244.) 



Family 74. Nepenthaceae. Tropical undershnibs with pitcher- 

 shaped leaves ; sepals 4 or 3 ; petals o ; stamens 4-16 ; pistil 4- to 

 3-carpellary. Nepenthes. (Pf. Ill, 2, 253.) 



Family 75. Droseraceae. Gland-bearing marsh herbs; sta- 

 mens mostly definite; pistil syncarpous, i- to 3-celled, superior; 



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