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same number and opposite the petals. Evergreen or de- 
ciduous shrubs with small, usually inconspicuous flowers 
Rhamnacee, page 101 
tt Leaves exstipulate. 
Placentas parietal. 
Flowers completely unisoxual. Perennials or tender 
annuals haying entire or palmately lobed usually 
hispid leaves, unattractive flowers and ornamental 
fruits (Gourds) ‘i < Cucurbitacee, p. 
Flowers hermaphrodite or pelpaanibte Shrubs with alter- 
nate deciduous leaves and small racemose flowers, Jt/bes, p. 
Placentas axile. 
Flowers umbellate. 
Herbs or rarely shrubs with small flowers, two styles, 
and usually compound or lobed leaves . Umbellifere, p. 
Shrubs or trees with small flowers and usually three 
or more styles . a . 2 7 Araliacee, p. 
Flowers not umbellate. 
Carpel solitary. 
Petals or segments of perianth triangular ; stamens of 
the same number and opposite to them. Parasitical 
shrubs having thick oblong leaves and inconspi- 
euous flowers followed by viscid white berries, 
Loranthacee, p. 
Petals hood-shaped or deficient. Large herbs with 
prickly Rbubarb-like leaves and dense conical 
spikes of small flowers : . Gunnera, p. 
Petals oblong. Shrubs having small flowers and 
aromatic or balsamic leaves .  Anacardiacce, p. 
Carpels spreading at the apex. 
Leaves alternate. Herbs : : Savifragee, p. 
Leaves opposite. Shrubs often having large sterile 
apetalous flowers with coloured ealyces 
Savifragee; trihe Hydrangee, p. 
Carpels parallel, combined. 
Calyx yalvate ; stamens opposite the petals. Shrubs 
having alternate leaves, and small green, yellow, 
blue or white flowers . : E Rhamnacee, p. 
Calyx valvate ; stamens alternate with the petals. 
Herbs or shrubs with showy flowers and exal- 
buminous seeds : : Onagrarice, p. 
Shrubs with inconspicuous flowers and simple, do- 
ciduous, or persistent leaves. Seeds albu- 
minous . ¥ . . Cornacee, p. 
Calyx not valvate. 
Anthers spurred at the base. Herbaceous plants 
with opposite ribbed leaves. . Rhevia, p. 
Anthers not spurred, 
Leaves dotted. Evergreen shrub with white fra- 
grant flowers ; ‘5 A , Myrtus, p. 
Leaves not dotted. 
Flowers tetramcrous . ‘ . Onagrariee, p. 
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