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gated; pistil lobed, 3- to 5-celled; endosperm sparse or o. Geran- 

 ium, Pclargoiiiiini, Erodiuni. (Pf. Ill, 4, i.) 



Family 95. Oxalidaceae. Herbs, rarely shrubs, the juice sour; 

 leaves mostly 3-foliate; flowers pentamerous. Oxalis. (Pf. Ill, 



4- 1 5-) 



Family 96. Tropaeolaceae. Succulent, prostrate or climbing 

 herbs, with alternate, peltate leaves, and irregular long-pedun- 

 cled, spurred flowers ; stamens 8 ; ovary tricarpellary. Tropae- 

 olum. (Pf. Ill, 4, 23.) 



Family 97. Balsaminaceae. Succulent herbs, mostly erect, 

 with alternate leaves, and irregular, spurred axillary flowers ; 

 stamens 5; ovary pentacarpellary. Impatiens. (Pf. Ill, 5, 383.) 



Family 98. Limnanthaceae. Succulent marsh herbs, with al- 

 ternate, pinnate leaves; flowers pentamerous; stamens 10; carpels 

 5. Limnanthcs. (Pf. Ill, 5, 136.) 



Family 99. Linaceae. Herbs and shrubs, with alternate sim- 

 ple leaves ; pistil 3- to 5-celled ; endosperm fleshy or o. Linum. 

 (Pf. Ill, 4, 27.) 



Family 100. Humiriaceae. Trees with alternate simple leaves; 

 pistil 5- to 7-celled ; endosperm copious. Hnmiria, Saccoglottis. 

 (Pf. HI, 4, 35-) 



Family loi. Erythroxyiaceae. Shrubs and trees, with mostly 

 alternate, simple leaves; flowers pentamerous; stamens 10; ovary 

 2- to 3-carpellary. Erythroxyloii. (Pf. Ill, 4, 37.) 



Family 102. Zygophyllaceae. Plerbs and shrubs with usually 

 opposite, compound leaves ; pistil lobed, d- to 5-celled ; endosperm 

 copious or o. Zygophyllwn, Gtiaiacum, Larrca. (Pf. Ill, 4, 74.) 



Family 103. Cneoraceae. Shrubs with alternate entire leaves, 

 trimerous or tetramerous flowers ; pistil 3- or 4-celled, each cell 

 with one ovule. Cneorum. (Pf. Ill, 4, 93.) 



Family 104. Rutaceae. Herbs, shrubs, a.nd trees with glandu- 

 lar-dotted, opposite, simple, or compound leaves ; pistil lobed, 4- 

 to 5-celled; endosperm fleshy or o. Xanthoxyluni, Ruta, Dictam- 

 niis, Ptclca, Linionia, Citrus. (Pf. Ill, 4, 95.) 



Family 105. Simarubaceae. Trees and shrubs with generally 

 alternate, non-glandular, simple, or compound leaves ; pistil lobed. 



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