298 ANGIOSPERMS. 



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

 Aceracea , maple family. 

 FrangulinjE r Includes the holly family, vine family, etc. 

 SaxifraginjE : Flower generally perfect and regular, stamens 

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

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

 and sycamore families. 

 RosiFLOR^ : Flowers regular, stamens and carpels usually 

 numerous, trees and shrubs mostly. 

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

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



etc. 

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

 berry, etc. 

 Leguminos^ : Flower papilionaceous, carpel single, forming a 

 pod or legume. 

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

 Miviosacece ; mimosa family, sensitive plants. 



J. Flowers epigynous. 



PassifloriNjE : Fruit of three carpels, but with one locule and 

 three parietal placentae. Here belong the passion-flower, 

 begonia, and cucurbit families. 

 Myrtiflor^ : Calyx usually prolonged beyond the inferior 

 ovary, flowers usually 4-merous. 

 Onagracece ; evening-primrose family. 

 Umbelliflor^ : Flowers in umbels, sepals and petals small. 

 Cornacece , dogwood family. 

 Umbelli/erce , parsley family. 



II. Sympetal/e. Petals coherent (gamopetalous). 



I. Flowers penlacyrlic, that is, parts in five whorls (stamens in 



two whorls). 

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

 frequently Avith two-horned anthers. 



