VASCULAR PLANTS. 101 



Family LXIX. Ranunculaceae. 



Petals alternate with sepals, and imbricate in 

 {estivation. Stamens oc: anthers extrorse (lat- 

 eral), longitudinally dehiscent. Ovaries sev- 

 eral, sometimes reduced to 1, syncarpous and 

 baccate; styles distinct. Fruit akene, follicle, 

 berry. Stipules 0. 



1- Paeonia, Tournef. 



Sepals 5,unequal, persistent. Petals 5— (2X5), 

 equal. Stamens oc ; anthers introrse. Ovaries 

 few, seated on a fledry disk, distinct, oc-ovulate; 

 stigmas sessile. Fruit of few follicles, cc -seed- 

 ed, coriaceous. 



U- ^. flowers red, white. 



2- Actaea, L. 



Sepals 4, equal, caducous. Petals 4. Anthers 

 introrse. Ovary 1, 1-locular with ventral pla- 

 centa; ovules 2-seriate; stigma sessile. Fruit 

 baccate, oc-seeded. 



It. floAvers white. 



3- Delphinium, Tournef 



Sepals 5, petaloid; upper one calcarate. Co- 

 rolla irregular; upper petal wanting; 2 lateral 

 petals projecting by their appendices into the 

 calyx-spur. Ovaries not more than 5, with ven- 

 tral placenta?, oo-ovulate. Fruit several dis- 

 tinct follicles. 



0. 71. flowers white, blue, purple, red. 



