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[ Clematis^ 



• * Ovaries numerous^ shorty in several rows, 1-ovuIed. Fruit ofachenes. 



1. Clematis. Calyx valvate or induplicate in estivation. Petals 0. 



2. Thalictrum. Calyx imbricated in estivation. Petals 0. Invo- 



lucre 0, 



3. Anemone. Calyx imbricated in aestivation. Petals 0. Involucre 



3-leaved, usually distant from the calyx. 



4. Adonis, Petals 5 — 10, without a nectariferous pore. " 



5. Myosurus. Sepals prolonged at the base. Petals 5, with a nectari- 



ferous pore. 



6. Ranunculus. Sepals not prolonged at the "base. Petals with a 



nectariferous pore. 



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Ovaries elongated^ many-ovuled. Carpels several-seeded. Stamens 



numerous. 



t Stamens not arising from a glandular disk : anthers reversed (extrorse). 



Fruit of follicles. 



7. Caltha. Petals 0. 



8. Trollius. Petals linear, fiat. 



8a. Eranthis. Petals small, tubular. Follicles stalked. 



9. Helleborus. Petals small, tubular. Follicles sessile. 



10. Aquilegia. Petals 5, funnel-shaped, with a long spur. 



11. Delphinium. Upper sepal spurred at the base. Petals 4, irregular. 



12. AcoNiTUM. Upper sepal helmet-shaped. Petals irregular. 



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ft Stamens arising from a glandular disk: anthers introrse. Carpel 



solitary, baccate. 



13. AarjEA. Petals 4, irregular. 



tft Stamens arising from a glandular disk: anthers introrse,. Follv 



cles 2 — 5. 



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14. P^oNiA. Petals 5 — 10, larger than the calyx, regular. 



* Ovaries (and fruit) shorty l-seeded. (Gen. 1 — 6.) 



1. Clematis Linn. Traveller's Joy. 



Cal. of 4 — 6 sepals, with a valvate or induplicate aestivation. 

 Pet. 0. Stamens and aS/^/Z^^ numerous. Achenes terminated by 

 a long, mostly feathery, awn. — Named from K\r]/j,a^ the shoot of 

 a vine^ which the long branches somewhat resemble. 



1. C. VitdlbaJj, (common T.) ; stem climbing, leaves pinnate, 

 leaflets cordato-ovate inciso-lobate, petioles twining, peduncles 

 rather shorter than the leaves. £J. B. t. 612. 



Hedges ; abundant in a calcareous soil, in the middle and south of 

 England. 1^ • ^ — ^* — Petioles serve as tendrils. Flowers fragrant 



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2. Thalictrum Linn. Meadow-Rue. 

 Cal. of 4^ — 5 sepals, imbricated In estivation. Cor.Q. Stamens 



