XV1 satanic: OF ORDERS. 
Serres v. DAPHNALES. Ovary of a single carpel, very rarely of 
several united ; ovules solitary or 2 collateral, very rarely few 
in superposed pairs. Perianth usually calycine; segments 
1-2-seriate. Stamens perigynous, as many or twice as many 
as the perianth-lobes, occasionally fewer. Flowers usually 
hermaphrodite. (Trees or shrubs, very rarely herbs.) 
CXVI. LAURINEZ (page 493). Perianth-segments 6 or 4, 
' 2-seriate, imbricate. Stamens typically in 4 whorls, some often 
reduced to staminodes or suppressed; anthers dehiscing by 
valves opening upwards. Ovary 1-celled; ovule 1, pendulous, 
Radicle ‘superior. 
CXVII. PROTEACEA! (page 502). Perianth-segments 4, valvate. 
Stamens as many as the perianth-lobes and opposite to them ; 
anthers dehiscing longitudinally. Ovary l-celled; ovules 
solitary or 2 collateral, or rarely few in superposed pairs, 
pendulous or lateral. Radicle inferior. | 
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