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2. Spergula.—Sepals 5. Petals entire. 
Stigmas alternate with the sepals. 
Capsule dehiscent by 5 valves. Valves 
opposite to the sepals. Stipules mem- 
branaceous. 
3. Cerastium.—Sepals 5. Petals 2-cleft. 
Capsule dehiscent by 10 teeth. 
4. Oxalis.—Stamens monadelphous at their 
base. Capsule 5-lobed. 
5. Cotyledon (Kcheveria).—Calyx 5-parted. 
Petals coherent by their claws. Ovar- 
ies 5. Fruit 5-follicles. Succulent. 
6. Sedum.—Calyx 5-parted. Petals not 
coherent by their claws. Ovaries 5. 
Fruit 5-follicles. Succulent. 
7. Portulaca.—Corolla superior. Calyx 2- 
sepalous, deciduous. Petals 4-6. Cap- 
sule circumscissile. Succulent. 
VI. Polygynia. 
1. Horkelia.—Calyx companulate, limb 5- 
parted, augmented by 5. bractlets. 
ovaries o, inserted on a conical re- 
ceptacle. Styles subterminal. « 
DODECANDRIA. 
I, Monogynia. 
1. Asarum.—Perigonium 3-cleft, superior. 
2. Portulaca.—Calyx 2-sepalous, deciduous. 
Petals 4-6. Capsule circumscissile. 
Succulent. 
