84 VASCULAR PLANTS. 



Family xlvii. Oxalidese. 



Sepals 5. Petals liypogynous. Ovary 5-car- 

 piclia opposite the petals, attached to the axis 

 by their central angle, 2 — ao-seeded; ovules 

 vertically arranged; styles 5, persistent. Leaves 

 alternate; stipules 0. 



l. Oxalis, L- 



Petals 5. Stamens 10, monadelphous, the 5 

 opposite the petals shorter. Capsule oblong. 



0. 2£. 

 Family XLVIII. Line®. 



Calyx persistent. Petals liypogynous, unguic- 

 ulate. Perfect stamens 5, sometimes 4. Ovary 5, 

 sometimes 4, 3 or 2-locular; loculi 2-ovulate; 

 ovules collateral, more or less separated by a 

 spurious septum; styles equalling the loculi in 

 number. Capsule globose. 



1. Linum, L. 



Sepals 5. Petals 5. 0. If. 



Family XLIX. Limnanthese. 



Calyx persistent, valvate in aastivation. Pet- 

 als alternating with calyx lobes, inserted into a 

 perigynous disk. Stamens twice as many as 

 petals. Carpidia verticillate, free, 1-ovulate; 

 style central on the apex, 5, sometimes 3-cleft. 

 Fruit 5, sometimes 3 akenes. Stipules 0. 



