Plate 14 , 
THn J AC OITrL ADDER FAMILY (ORDER li,POLEMONIACEPEj 
CAlYAof 5 SEPALS, more or less united. at the base, remain- 
ing with; the fruit (persistent), free from and inserted be- 
low the seedcase (inferior). 
COROLLA of o PETALS, united at the base & spread- 
ing into a 5-lobed limb which, is twisted in bud, in- 
serted below the seedcase (fry pooy nous). 
STAMENS 5, alternating with the corolla-lobcs 
inserted in the corolla- tube (epi-petalous). 
of 3 CARPELS,unitcd into a. 3-cdled seedcase, i 
style & a 3-lobed stigma. 
FRUIT a capsule, smeUed, each, cell containing i or 
more seeds, opening at the top by three valves down 
the middle of the cells doculicidal). 
FLOWERS in terminal clusters, some of the foreign 
species in heads 
STEMS having a watery juice . 
LEAVES various, without stipules. 
DISTINGUISHED BY the s sepals, petals, and 
stamensYhe 5-lobed seedcase, i style, and 
3-lobed stigma & the 3-celled capsule. 
calyx 
Ci 
stamens 
pistil 
petal & stamen 
magnified 
