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anthers versatile ; ovary 1 -celled ; placentae 

 parietal; ovules anatropal ; styles three, very- 

 long, dorsal; stigmas clavate; fruit capsular, 

 1 -celled, 3-valved ; seeds exarillate ; albumen 

 abundant. Natives of Peru and Chili. 



9. Family — Passion-flowers (Passifloraceae). Herbs 



or shrubs, generally climbing; leaves alter- 

 nate, stipulate; flowers axillary or terminal; 

 sepals five ; petals usually five, perigynous ; 

 aestivation imbricate ; stamens five, mona- 

 delphous, surrounding the stalk of the ovary ; 

 anthers extrorse ; ovary 1 -celled ; ovules 

 anatropal ; placentae parietal ; styles three, 

 clavate ; stigmas dilated ; fruit stipitate, 

 1 -celled, often 3-valved; seeds arillate; al- 

 bumen fleshy. Chiefly occur in South 

 America and the West Indies ; found also in 

 North America, Africa, and the East Indies. 



1 0. Family. — Samyds (Samydaceae). Trees or 



shrubs ; leaves alternate, evergreen, stipulate, 

 with linear, pellucid dots ; peduncles axil- 

 lary, solitary or numerous ; perianth 4-5- 

 divided, usually coloured inside ; aestivation 

 somewhat imbricate ; stamens arising from 

 tube of perianth, two, three, or four times as 

 many as its divisions, all fertile or the alter- 

 nate ones sterile; filaments monadelphous at 

 the base ; anthers 2-celled ; ovary 1-celled ; 

 ovules semi-anatropal ; placentae parietal ; 

 style filiform ; stigma capitate or slightly 

 lobed ; fruit coriaceous, capsular, 1-celled, 



