KEY 9 
Stamens not more than 10. 
FAMILY PAGE 
(1) Trees, shrubs, or woody vines. 
(a) Fruit a drupe. 
Stamens2,rarely34 . . . . . . . 79 Olive . . . . 189 
Stamens as many as the petals. 
Flowers bisexual. 
Stamens 4, alternate with the petals . . 74. Dogwood . . . 175 
Stamens 5, alternate with the petals . . 55. Sumac. . . . 148 
Stamens 4-5, opposite the petals . . . 62. Buckthorn . . 154 
(b) Fruit a berry. 
Stamens alternate with the petals. 
Inserted on the calyx, leaves simple . . 44. Saxifrage . . . 109 
Inserted on a disk surrounding the ovary; 
leavescompound. . . . . . . 72. Ginseng . . . 169 
Stamens opposite the petals . . . . . 68. Grape or Vine . 155 
(c) Fruit a 2-seeded capsule or a key. 
Leaves'compound: « «< «© « «= aw « w» O28: Rues « « 2 «244 
(d) Fruit a 2-celled, many-seeded capsule; flowers 
large,yéllow’;. 2% se mon « ¢ o MOL OUVES 2-50 2 189 
(e) Fruit a 3-5-celled capsule; flowers small, green- 
ish, or brown-purple; leaves simple . . . 57. Wahoo. . . . 150 
(f) Fruit 5-lobed, the5 carpels separating when ripe ; 
flowers rather large, white, or of showy colors; 
leavessimple, . s « « « «» « « « 48. Geranium. . .« 140 
(g) Fruit a 1-3-celled capsule, leaves compound, 
flowers zygomorphic . . . . . . . 60. Buckeye . . . 152 
(h) Fruit a 3-celled bladdery capsule, leaves com- 
pound, flowers actinomorphic . . . . . 58. Bladder Nut. . 151 
(i) Fruitalegume. . . . . . . . . . 47. Peaor Pulse. . 126 
(2) Herbs. 
(a) Ovary single, 1-celled, simple or compound. 
* Corolla actinomorphic or nearly so. 
Sepals and petals 4-5; stamens 5, 10, or 12, 
distinct. 
Leaves alternate. 
Stigmasingle . . . . . . . . 47. Peaor Pulse. . 126 
Stigmasdor2 . . . . . . . . 44. Saxifrage. . . 109 
Leaves opposite, punctate, flowers yellow . 66. St. John’s-wort . 160 
Leaves opposite, flowers whiteorred . . 31. Pink . . . . 77 
Sepals and petals 4-5; stamens 5, united. . 68. Passion Flower . 163 
Sepals2,petals45 .. . . . . . . 30. Purslane . .. 76 
