XXXIV SYNOPSIS OF THE NATtlHAL ORDERS. 
Ovary many-celled 25 
23 Stamens opposite the petals. Sepals 2. 
XXX ii. Fortulacece. 
Stamens opposite the petals. Sepals 3 — 5 24 
24 Stamens 10 or fewer. Stipules none. 
xiv. Caryophyllacece (Alsineae). 
Stamens 5. Stipules present. Petals distinct. 
xiv. Caryophyllacece (Polycarpeae). 
Stamens 5. Stipules present. Petals subulate. 
xxxiii. Faronychiacece. 
25 Stamens free 27 
Stamens polyadelphous xvii. Hypericacece. 
Stamens monadelphous or inserted in an liypogynous 
ring 26 
26 Stamens 4 — 5. Stipules none xxii. Lhiacea. 
Stamens 10. Stipules none or united to the base of the 
petioles. Cells of ovary 5 ■ each many-seeded. 
xxi. OxalidacecB. 
Stamens 10. Stipules present. Cells of ovary 5 ; each 
1-seeded xix. Geraniacece. 
27 Style 1 28 
Styles 3 — 5. Anthers terminal xiii. Elatiiiacece. 
Styles 3 — 5. Filaments extending beyond the anthers. 
Ixxx. TrilliaceoR. 
28 Stamens 3. Petals 3. fruit fleshy. Ixxi. Empetraceo'. ■ 
Stamens and petals 4 or 5, inserted in an hypogyuous 
di.sk xxiii. Celastraceik. 
Stamens 5 or more. Petals 5. Caps. 1-celled, 3 — 4- 
valved xi. Frankeniacece. 
Stamens usually 8. Petals 6. Fruit winged, separating 
into two capsules xviii. Aceraceae. 
Stamens 8 — 10. Capsules 5-ceUed, 5-valved. 
xlvii. Ericaceae (PjTolese and Monotropeae). 
29 Ovary 1-celled with one pendulous ovule. Stamens 
as many as and opposite to the petals. 
xl. Loranthaceoe. 
Ovary 1-celled ; placentas 2 parietal ; ovules many. 
Stamens and petals 4 — 5, alternating. 
XXXV. Ribesiaceoe. 
Ovary 2 — many-celled ; placentas central. Or a pome. 30 
30 Stamens many, indefinite. Fruit a 1— 5-seeded pome. 
xxvi. Rosaceoi (Pomese). 
Stamens as many as and alternating with the pct^ils, 
or twice as many 31 
31 Petals imbricate in the bud 32 
Petals valvate in the bud 33 
