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leaves ; stamens definite ; pisffils 1 to 5, free ; ovules 8, ascending, 

 orthotropous. (Sp. 170.) 



Family Eosacese (Roseworts) : Herbs, sbrubs, and trees with 

 mostly alternate leaves ; stftmens usually indefinite ; pistils 1 to 

 many, free (or coalesced and inferior) ; ovules usually 2, anatropous. 

 (Sp. 1000.) 



Family Mimosacese (Mimosas) : Trees, sbrubs (and herbs) with 

 alternate, pinnately compound leaves, often reduced to pbyllodes ; 

 flowers regular ; petals valvate ; stamens mostly indefinite, usually 

 free ; pistils monocarpellary, usually 1 (rarely 5 to 15) ; ovules anat- 

 ropous. (Sp. 1350.) 



Family Caesalpiniacese (Brasilettos) : Trees, shrubs, and herbs with 

 mostly alternate, pinnately compound leaves ; flowers mostly irregu- 

 lar ; petals imbricate; stamens 10 or less, usually free ; pistil 1, 

 monocarpellary ; ovule anatropous. (Sp. 940.) 



Family Papilionacese (Beans) : Trees, shrubs, and herbs, with 

 mostly alternate, simple or compound, often tendril bearing leaves 

 flowers irregular (papilionaceous) ; petals imbricate ; stamens usually 

 10, commonly monadelphous or diadelphous ; pistil 1, monocarpel- 

 lary ; ovules amphitropous. (Sp. 4700. ) 



Family Saxifragaceae (Saxifrages) : Herbs, shrubs, and trees with 

 alternate or opposite leaves ; stamens mostly definite ; pistils usually 

 compound ; ovules indefinite. (Sp. 650.) 



Family Crassulacese (Crassulas) : Mostly fleshy herbs with oppo- 

 site or alternate leaves ; stamens definite ; pistils several, free or little 

 united , ovules indefinite. (Sp. 485.) 



Family Droseraceae (Sundews) : Gland-bearing marsh herbs ; 

 stamens mostly definite ; pistil syncarpous, 1- to 3-celled, superior ; 

 ovules many, on basal, axile, or parietal placentae. (Sp. 105.) 



Family Hamamelidaceae (Witch-hazels) : Shrubs and trees with 

 mostly alternate leaves ; stamens few or many ; pistil bicarpellary, its 

 ovary inferior ; ovules solitary or many. (Sp. 40.) 



Family Bruniacese : Heath lilie shrubs with small leaves ; stamens 

 definite ; pistil mostly 3-celled, inferior to superior ; ovules 1 to 

 many, pendulous. (Sp. 45.) 



Family Halorageae (Hippurids) : Aquatic or terrestrial herbs with 

 mostly alternate leaves ; pistil 1- to 4 celled, inferior ; ovules soli- 

 tary, pendulous. (Sp. 85.) 



Sdb-ORDBR Mtrtalbs : Flowers regular or nearly so, usually per- 

 fect ; pistil of united carpels, usually inferior ; placentse axile or apical 

 (rarely basal) ; style 1 (rarely several) ; leaves simple, usually entire. 



Family Bhizophoraceae (Mangroves) : Trees and shrubs with mostly 

 opposite leaves ; stamens 3 to 4 times the number of petals ; pistil 

 8- to 6-celled, usually inferior ; ovules 3, pendulous. (Sp. 50.) 



