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A Synopsis of the British Flora; Arranged According to the Natural Orders: Containing Vasculares, or Flowering Plants
A Synopsis of the British Flora Arranged According to the Natural Orders Containing Vasculares or Flowering Plants Author:John Lindley General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1835 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: Calyx distinct from the carpels (= ovar. superior) Flowers papilinaceous - - - 31. Leguminosjb. Flowers not papilionaceous Carpels two, diverging when ripe - - 25. Saxifrages Carpels more than two, or single Succulent plants - - - - 24. Crassolace. Not succulent - - - - - 32. Rosace. ft Carpets combined into an undivided ovary which has more placentas than one. Calyx distinct from the carpels (= ovary superior) Sepals usually two; rarely three - - 23. Portui. acejs. Sepals more than two Ovary one-celled - - - - 21. Illecebbee Ovary many-celled Sepals united into a tube - - - 26. Salicarieje. Sepals distinct, or nearly so. Stamens opposite the petals - -27. Khamnka:. Stamens alternate with the petals Stipules 0, leaves simple Stamens inserted into a fleshy 5 disk - - -j29- Celastrine. e. Stamens inserted into the petals 28. Iucineje. . Stipules. Leaves compound - 30. Staphyi. eace. e Calyx adhering to the carpels (= ovary inferior) Ovary one-celled 34. Grossulacee. Ovary with the ovules attached to the face of the J dissepiments - - - - -J NYHPHJBACRB. Ovary with the placentce in the axis Flowers in umbels Fruit like two seeds - - - 38. UunELUpERAi Fruit a many-celled berry - - - S. Araliace. e. Flowers not in umbels Flowers regular Seeds numerous - - - 35. Onagrari. e. Seeds solitary Fruit dry - - - 37. Halorage. Fruit succulent - - - S. Corne. k Flowers irregular - - - 36. Circ. bacej;. § 2. JHottOpetalOlW, (Petals united.) Calyx distinct from the carpels (= ovary superior) Ovary four-lobed Flowers regular and symmetrical . . 48. Boragine. e F...« less