298 ANGIOSPERMS. 



Sapindacece ; soap-berry family, horse-chestnut, etc. 

 Aceracea ; maple family. 

 Frangulin^e : Includes the holly family, vine family, etc. 

 Saxifragin^ : Flower generally perfect and regular, stamens 

 5 or 10, carpels few (2-5). 

 Saxifragacece ; saxifrage family; also currant, witch-hazel, 

 and sycamore families. 

 Rosiflor^e : Flowers regular, stamens and carpels usually 

 numerous, trees and shrubs mostly. 

 Rosacea ; rose family, strawberry, blackberry, rose, etc. 

 Amygdalacece ; almond family, peach, apricot, plum, cherry, 



etc. 

 PomaceiB ; apple family, apple, quince, pear, hawthorn, june- 

 berry, etc. 

 LeguminoSjE : Flower papilionaceous, carpel single, forming a 

 pod or legume. 

 Papilionacece ; pulse family, pea, bean, vetch, etc. 

 Mimosacece ; mimosa family, sensitive plants. 



j. Flowers epigynou 



Passiflorin^e : Fruit of three carpels, but with one locule and 

 three parietal placentae. Here belong the passion-flower, 

 begonia, and cucurbit families. 

 MyrtifloR/E : Calyx usually prolonged beyond the inferior 

 ovary, flowers usually 4-merous. 

 Onagracece ; evening-primrose family. 

 UmhellifloRjE : Flowers in umbels, sepals and petals small. 

 CornacecB ; dogwood family. 

 Umbellifera ; parsley family. 



II. Sympetalje. Petals coherent (gamopetalous). 



1. Flowers pentacy die, that is, parts in five whorls (stamens in 



two whorls). 

 Bicornes : Mostly shrubs, flowers usually 4-5-merous, stamens 

 frequently with two-horned anthers. 



