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the throat. Pet. 5. Slam. 15, inserted with the pet. into 
a glandular ring in the throat of the calyx. Nuts 2, in- 
cluded in the dry tube of the calyx. Style terminal. Seed 
suspended. 
8. Alchemilla. Cal. 8-parted, the alternate parts smaller; 
tube obconical, contracted at the throat. Pet. 0. Stain. 
1 — 4, inserted into a ring in the throat of the calyx and op- 
posite to the smaller segments. Style from near the base of 
the nut. Seed ascending. 
9. Sibbaldia. Cal. concave, 10-parted, in 2 series, 5 exterior 
parts smaller. Pet. 5. Stam. 5. Style lateral. FY. of 
5 — 10 small nuts placed on a dry receptacle. Seed ascending. 
10. Potent ill a, Cal. concave, 8 — 10-parted, in 2 rows, 5 
exterior parts smaller. Pet. 4 — 5. Stam. numerous. Style 
lateral or nearly terminal. Fr. of numerous small nuts placed 
vpon a flatfish dry receptacle. Seed pendulous or ascending. 
Radicle superior. 
11. Comarum. Cal. cor. stam. and pistils as in Polentilla. 
Receptacle ultimately larije fleshy and spongy, persistent. 
Style lateral near the summit of the nut. Seed pendulous. 
12. Fragaria. Cal. cor. stam. and pistils as in Potenlilla. 
Receptacle large succulent pulpy deciduous. Style lateral 
near the base of the nut. Seed ascending. 
13. Rubus. Cal. concave or flattish, 5-parted. Pet. 5. Stam. 
numerous. Styles nearly terminal. Carp, numerous, suc- 
culent, drupaceous, placed upon a hemispherical or conical 
spongy receptacle. Seed pendulous. 
Tr. IV. RQSJEJE. Fr. formed of numerous small dry nuts 
inclosed in the fleshy tube of the calyx. 
14. Rosa. Cal. urceolate, contracted at the mouth, ultimately 
fleshy, 5-fid. Pet. 5. Stam. numerous, inserted with the 
petals on the rim of the tube of the calyx. 
Tr.'V. POMEJE. Fruit a 1— 5-celled pome. 
15. Crataegus. Calyx-segments 5, acute. Pet. 5. Styles 
1 — 5. Fr. oval or round concealing the upper end of the 
1 — 5 bony 1 — 2-seeded carpels. 
16. Cotoneaster. Calyx-segments 5. Pet. 5. Styles 2 — 5. 
Fr. turbinate, its nuts adhering to the sides of the calyx but 
not cohering at the centre. — Stam. erect, as long as the teeth 
of the calyx. 
1". Mespilus. Calyx-segments 5, foliaceous. Pet. 5. Styles 
2 — 5. Fr. turbinate with the upper end of the bony carpels 
exposed ; disk dilated, almost as broad as the fruit. 
