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3 imperfect. Ov. 2-celled; cells with 2 superposed ovules; style short, 

 conical. Drupe oblique, 1 -celled, 1 -seeded. — L. alt., simple or pinnate; 

 stip. o. i. 314. 



■ XLII. Anacardiace/E. — Fl. uni- or bi-sex. Cal. 3-5-fid or -partite* 

 Pet. 3-5, imbric. or valvate. Stam. 4-10. Disk annular. Ov. 1- or 5- 

 celled, or of 5 distinct i-ovuled carpels; style 2-3-fid. Drupe with a 

 1-5-celled stone. Embryo large; endosp. o. — Trees or shrubs; 1. alt, 

 simple or compound; stip. o. i. 316. 



Series III. Calycifloral. — Fl. regular or irregular, uni- or 

 bi-sex. Cal. sup. or inf. Pet. distinct or united at the base, perig. 

 Disk rarely present Stam. perig. or epig. (hypog. in Droseracece). 



§ 1. Ov. superior, of one or more free or connate carpels ; inferior in 

 some Rosacece and Haloragecz ; styles usually as many as carpels. 



XLII I. CONNARACEiE. — Cal. 5-fid or -partite, imbric. or valvate. 

 Pet. 5, narrow. Stam. 5 or 10. Carp. 1-5; cells 2-ovuled; ovules col- 

 lateral. Fr. of 1 or 2 follicles. Seed large, erect, arillate ; endosp. o. — 

 Shrubs or trees, often scandent ; 1. alt., imparipinnate or unifoliolate. ii. 1. 



XLIV. Legtjminos^e. — Fl. regular or not, rarely unisex. Cal. 5-lobed 

 or -partite or 5-sepalous, often 2-lipped. Pet. 5 or fewer, rarely o or con- 

 nate, usually very unequal (papilionaceous). Stam. 10, diadelph. and 

 declinate, or numerous, rarely all distinct. Ov. i-celled; ovules 1 or 

 more, on the ventral suture. Fr. a dehisc. or indehisc. i-many-seeded 

 pod, rarely a drupe. Cotyled. large ; endosp. o. — Herbs, trees, or shrubs, 

 often climbing; 1. alt., usually comp., stipulate; lflts. entire, ii. 4. 



XLV. Rosacea. — Cal. inf. or sup., 4-6-cleft. Pet. 4-6 or o. Stam. 

 def. or indef., distinct. Ov. of 1, few, or many, 1-2-ovuled, carps. (2-celled 

 in Photinid). Fr. various. Cotyled. plano-convex; endosp. o. — Herbs, 

 shrubs, or trees; 1. alt., simple or comp., stipulate, ii. 134. 



XLVI. Saxifragace^e. — Cal. sup., limb 5-partite. Pet. 5. Disk 

 epig. Ov. i-celled; ovules many, on 2 pendulous placent.; styles 2-3. 

 Seeds very minute. — Herb; 1. opp. ; stip. o. ii. 143. 



XLVI I. Crassulace^E. — Sep. 4. Cor.-tube inflated, lobes 4, spreading. 

 Stam. 8, biseriate on the cor.-tube. Disk-glands 4, hypog. Ov. of 4 dis- 

 tinct, many-ovuled carp. Fr. of 4 many-seeded follicles. — Herb; 1. opp., 

 succulent; stip. o. ii. 143. 



XLVI 1 1. Droserace.e. — Sep. and pet. 5 each, both persist. Stam. 5, 

 hypog. Ov. i-celled, ovules many on 3-5 pariet. placent.; styles 3 or 5. 

 Caps, loculicidally 3-5-valved. Seeds minute, reticulate. — Herbs clothed 

 with glandular hairs, ii. 145. 



XLIX. Halorage^e. — Fl. unisex.; male fl. : — cal. 4-fid or o; stam. 

 1, 4, 8; fem. fl.: — cal. sup., limb 4-cleft or o; pet. o; ov. 1-2- or 4-celled, 

 ovules solitary, pendulous ; styles or stigmas 2 or 4. Fr. 4-lobed or of 

 2 or 4 carp. — Herbs, usually aquatic or marsh ; 1. opp., alt, or whorled, 

 simple or pinnatifid. ii. 147. 



§ 2. Ov. inf., or included in the cal.-tube, syncarpous, style un- 

 divided ; cells 2- or more-ovuled. 



L. Rhizg-phorace^e. — Cal. sup. or ^-sup., rarely inf., segm. 4-5 or 

 8-14, valvate. Pet. as many as cal. -segm., often cleft. Stam. twice as 

 many as pet. Disk annular or o. Ov. 2-4-celled, ovules 1-2, pendulous 



