TABULAR ARRANGEMENT 



OF THE 



NATURAL ORDERS, ACCORDING TO TYPICAL, YIZ. NOT 

 UNEXCEPTIONAL CHARACTERS. 



Dicotyledcmes. First leaves of the embryo opposite. Ovary closed. 



I. Thalahistemones. Petals distinct. Stamens inserted into the torus. 



A. Ovaries distinct. 



1. Ranunculacea (page 1). Sepals deciduous. Leaves dotless, not aromatic. 



2. BilleniacecB (p. 2). Sepals persistent. Seeds arillate. 



3. MagnoliacecB (p. 3). Sepals deciduous. Leaves aromatic., usually stipulate. 



4. Anonacece (p. 3). Albumen ruminate. Leaves aromatic, without stipules. 



5. Menispermea (p. 9). Flowers unisexual. Stamens opposite to the corolla. Scandent 



plants. 



6. Nymphaacea (p. 11). Embryo separated by a sac from the amylaceous albumen. 



Water-plants. 



7. Nelumbonea (p. 12). Seeds exalbuminous. Water-plants. 



B. Ovary with parietal placentas. 



8. Papaveracea (p. 12). Sepals 2-3. Albumen copious, including the minute embryo. 



9. Crucifera (p. 13). Sepals 4. Stamens tetradynamous. No albumen. 



10. Capparidere (p. 15). Sepals 4. Stamens oo-6. No albumen. 



11. Bixinecs (p. 20). Torus with a disk. Albumen fleshy, including an embryo with 



foliaceous cotyledons. 



12. Violaceee (p. 25). Stamens 5 : the anther exceeded by the connective. Albumen 



fleshy, including the embryo. 



13. Sanvage&iece (p. 112). Fertile stamens 5, the sterile exterior. Albumen fleshy, in- 



cluding the embryo. 



14. Droseracece (p. 20). Calyx 3-partite. Albumen copious, including the minute embryo. 



Glanduliferous herbs. 

 [Cf. Caryophyllea; (p. 54), Canillacete (p. 108), Marcgraaviacese (p. 109), Hyperici- 

 nese (p. 110), Passiflorese (p. 290), Turneracese (p. 296).] 



C. Ovary 2(-l)-celled : ovules single, pendulous. 



15. Polygalem (p. 27). Flowers asymmetrical. 



[Cf. Euphorbiacese 'p. 31).] 



D. Ovary \-celled, with a central, free placenta, or several-celled. 



16. Caryophyllea (p. 54). Embryo excentrical : albumen amylaceous. 



