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CONSPECTUS OF THE ORDERS CONTAINED IN | 
THE THIRD VOLUME. 
Crass I. DICOTYLEDONES. 
Suspctass I. POLYPETAL/A. 
Conort XV. Umperrares. Flowers regular (or in some genera the outer petals 
larger). Ovary inferior 2--celled; ovules solitary, pendulous. Stamens rarely 
indefinite. Albumen copious, fleshy. 
LXVIII. Umerrirere®. Herbs, rarely shrubs or trees, usually with divided 
alternate sheathing leaves and umbellate flowers. Ovary 2-celled; styles 2. Carpels 
dry in fruit, indehiscent and separating. 
LXIX. Arauiacem. Shrubs or trees, with alternate divided leaves and umbellate 
capitate racemose or spicate flowers. Ovary 2—- -celled. Fruit dry or drupaceous, not 
separating into its constituent carpels. 
Susciass II. GAMOPETALA. 
Conort XVI. Rustates. Calyx-limb usually distinct, toothed orlobed. Stamens 
epipetalous, isomerous, alternate with corolla-lobes. Ovary inferior 2-12- (rarely 1-) 
celled. Albumen usually copious, very rarely wanting. Leaves opposite or whorled. 
LXX. Rusiucem. Flowers regular, very rarely irregular. Stipules interpetiolar 
(absent or leaf-like in Galice). 
Conort XVII. Asteratxes. Calyx-limb obsolete or reduced toa pappus. Stamens 
epipetalous, isomerous or fewer. Ovary inferior, 1-celled, 1-ovulate. 
LXXI. Varerianex. Leaves opposite exstipulate. Flowers irregular or regular, 
usually cymose. Stamens 1 or more; anthers free. Ovule pendulous. 
LXXII. Diesacrm. Leaves opposite, exstipulate. Flowers capitate, each with 
the ovary enclosed in a tubular sheath. Anther free. Ovule pendulous. 
LXXIII. Composirz. Leaves alternate or opposite. Flowers capitate. Anthers 
syngenesious. Ovule erect. 
Conort XVIII. Campanates. Calyx-limb toothed or partite, rarely 0. Stamens 
usually epigynous and free from the corolla, Ovary inferior, 1— 00-celled, 1—- -ovulate. 
LXXIV. Gooprnovinm (Scevola). Corolla oblique, split behind. Anthers free. 
Indusium cupuliform. Juice not milky. 
LXXV. Campanvtace®. Flowers regular or irregular. Anthers free or syngene- 
sious. Style not indusiate. Juice usually milky. 
Conort XIX. Ertcates. Flowers regular or nearly so. Corolla hypogynous (in 
our species). Stamens as many or twice as many as corolla-lobes. Ovary 4-5 (- )- 
celled, 
