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CLASSIFICATION 



{Gynandropsis pentaphylla), with stamens separated 

 from the corolla by an internode and ovary stalked, 

 and Capp'aris sepiaria (kanta-gur-kamai) (see fig. 75), 

 also with stalked ovary, a common hedge plant, 



Fig:. 15^- — A, Flower, and B, Floral Diagram oi Fimiaria 



climbing by means of stipular hooked spines. Cleome 

 viscosa appears to have cleistogamous flowers. The 

 Order is mostly entomophilous. 



Nat. Order 10. Fumariacece. — This is represented 

 by a small branched annual weed common in waste 



grounds {Fumaria parvi- 

 Jlora) (fig. 152). It has 

 dissected glaucous leaves 

 and irregular purplish 

 flowers with diadelphous 

 stamens. 



Nat. Order 11. Rese-^ 

 dacece. — This is repre- 

 sented by the common 

 garden flower Mignonette 

 {Reseda odoratd) (fig. 153), 

 noticeable for its three-lobed ovary open at the top, 

 three parietal placentas, fruit remaining green even 

 when mature, and also for its red-anthered one-sided 

 cluster of stamens. Although small and inconspicu- 

 ous, the flowers possess a sweet odour, and are com- 

 monly visited by bees. It has been observed by 

 Darwin that self-pollination is infertile. 



Fig. 153. — ^A, Flower oi Reseda without 

 the petals. », Petal of Reseda. 



