CONSPECTUS OF THE ORDERS CONTAINED IN 
THE SIXTH VOLUME.—SECTION 2. 
CLASS I.—DICOTYLEDONES. 
SUBCLASS IIIl.—MONOCHLAMYDEZ. 
Series VII,—Unisexuales (continued).—Flowers unisexual. Ovary syncarpous 
or monocarpous ; styles as many as the carpels, often 2-partite ; ovules solitary or 2 
collateral. Seed albuminous or exalbuminous. Herbs, shrubs or trees. Perianth 
calycine, small or none. 
CXXIII. Untmacem. Flowers polygamous. Perianth 4-5-merous. Stamens as 
many as the perianth-lobes and opposite to them, or more; filaments not inflexed. 
Ovule pendulous. Fruit a samara or drupe. ‘Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate. 
Style 2-partite. 
CXXIIIA. Barszyacem. Flowers diccious. Perianth 3-4-merous, Stamens 
6-9; filaments not inflexed. Style simple; stigma linear-oblong, flattened. Ovule 
pendulous. Fruit dry, indehiscent. Seed exalbuminous. Tree. Leaves opposite. 
CXXIIIz. CANNABINACER. Flowers diccious, rarely moneecious. Male perianth 
5-partite; female small, cup-like. Stamens 4, opposite the perianth-segments. 
Stigmas 2, filiform. Ovule pendulous. Fruit an achene; albumen scanty. An 
aromatic herb. Leaves alternate or the lowest opposite. 
CXXIIIc. Moracem. Flowers monecious or diccious. Perianth usually 
4-merous. Stamens usually as many as and opposite to the perianth-segments ; 
filaments inflexed or straight in bud. Carpels 2, the posterior rarely developed or 
represented by an empty chamber; styles 2 or 1. Ovule pendulous. Fruit an 
achene, nut or drupe. Albumen present or absent. Trees or shrubs, more rarely 
herbs. Leaves alternate, rarely opposite. 
CXXIIIp. Unticacem. Flowers moneecious or diccious (polygamous in 
Parietaria). Male perianth 4-5-partite, rarely monophyllous. Stamens generally 
as many as and opposite to the perianth-segments; filaments inflexed in bud. 
Female perianth 3-5-lobed or -partite. Style (when present) simple; stigma 
capitate or penicillate. Ovule erect or ascending, Fruit an achene. Albumen 
scanty or none. Herbs or shrubs, more rarely trees, sometimes with stinging hairs. 
Leaves alternate or opposite, generally penninerved, often with cystoliths. 
CXXIV. Myricace#. Flowers unisexual, in spikes, without perianth. Stamens 
2-16; filaments short, free or more or less united; anthers erect. Ovary 1-celled ; 
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