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44 AKALTTICAL KEY. 



rCapsule one-seeded. Stigmas small, scarious. 

 ,^, J Pahontchia Fam. (p. 217.) 



I Capsule several-seeded, one-celled. No stipides. 

 [. Glaxjx Gen. (p. 357.) 



r Leaves pinnate, with stipules .... Sanguisoub Gen. (p. 197.) 



106 ■> Leaves pinnate or divided, without stipules. Umbellate i^ow. (p. 235.) 



L Leaves entire 107 



r Stipules forming sheaths or rmgs round the stem. Nut superior, 



107 \ one-seeded Poly&onum Fam. (p. 443.) 



[ No stipules 108 



r Stamens and divisions of the flower 4 or 5 109 



108 •< Stamens and divisions of the flower 3 or 6. Leaves with parallel 



[ veins 150 



r Styles 5. Ovary and capsule superior . Plumbago Fam. (p. 430.) 



109 \ Styles 2. Ovary inferior Umbellate Fam. (p. 235.) 



[ Style 1. Ovary inferior Thesitjm Qen. (p. 454.) 



('Leaves opposite or whorled Ill 



Leaves alternate or radical 116 



Fleshy, articulate, maritime plants, without leaves. Stamens 1 



L or 2 Salicoen Gen. (p. 436.) 



, , , J Leaves linear, whorled. Stamen 1 . . Maeestail Gen. (p. 212.) 



\ Leaves opposite. Stamens 4, 5, or 6 112 



,,„ f Ovary and capsule one-seeded 113 



\ Ovary and capsvde several-seeded 114 



,,„/ Leaves small, with scarious stipules . Paeonychia Fam. (p. 217.) 



\ No stipules GoosEFOOT Fam. (p. 435.) 



114/ 0^217 inferior. Stamens 4 Ltjdwigia Gen. (p. 210.) 



Ovary superior 115 



'Calyx 6-toothed. Stamens 6. Capsule 2-celled. Peplis Gen. (p. 214.) 

 Calyx five-lobed. Stamens 5. Capsule one-celled, several- 

 seeded Glafx Gen. (p. 357.) 



Calyx of 4 or 5 sepals. Stamens 4 or 5. Capsule 1-celled, several- 

 seeded Pink Fam. (p. 112.) 



f Flowers glumaceous, consisting of chafiy scales alternating with 

 j each other, enclosing the stamens. Leaves linear. Stamens 



2 or 3 161 



Perianth entire, obhque, projecting on one side into a Hp. Sta- 



i mens 6 Aeistolochia Fam. (p. 455.) 



[_Perianth 4-, 5-, or 6-merous. Stamens 4, 5, or 6 117 



.-,- r Two or more ovaries EosE i^'aw. (p. 183.) 



1_ A single ovary 118 



. . „ f Perianth of 4 or 5 parts or te«th. Stamens usually 4 or 5 . . 119 



^•"•^ 1 Perianth of 6 divisions. Stamens 6 123 



j^^q /Ovary inferior Thesium G^e«. (p. 454.) 



\ Ovary superior 120 



.„„ f Seeds several in the capsule Plantain Gfew. (p. 433.) 



^"^^ISeedsohtary 121 



{Stipules leafy. Leaves broadly lobed or divided EosE Fam. (p. 183.) 

 Stipules membranous, sheathing the stem. 

 Polygonum Fam. (p. 443.) 

 Stipules minute or none 122 



., „„ f Stamens 4 Pellitoey Oen. (p. 465.) 



\ Stamens 5 Goosefoot Fam. (p. 435.) 



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