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Order XXII. 



Woody or herb >und «r oni- 



j. Flowers small to very showy, usually 

 • rarely hypo- 

 Is and petals valvate in bud 



■<<// *i//Kft>, F?v/*7 '< /<■■•/ « 'dehiscent. 



Families: 86. 2f tmoaaceo! ; 87. Cmsalpiniacece ; 88.7' 

 86. The Mimosa and Acacia Family. 



^'■"■-' or .ihruhs, rarely umi 



arranged), pinnse and leaflets sometimes 

 ■i;- .. .. .;.,. ■ . ; " ■ ■ 



;iw en St. free or monodelphous, , ^^"J" ^ 1 " 



& The Cassia Family. 



BWypJa^, rarelv l.erl-.- ' "<™ (° r »PP a - 



*ntly simple or of 2 connate leaflets in many Bauhinia). Fls. large 



is, perigvnous or nearly hypogyuous. 



^P'ostemonous or usually fewer l>v redurtiuii. inserted mi the hypau- 

 tnium or disc lining it, rarely connate. Ovary free or somewhat 



