210 



Series XJLIV. Phimbagiiialcs 



244 Plumbaginacese ' Near the Priniulaceae aud Myrsinaceae as can 

 be seen in the diagram of flowers, in the one-celled ovary consisting of 5- 

 carpels with a basal placenta and in the double -coated ovules. Many place 

 this family near the Polygonaceae. 



Series XJLV. Ebenales 



245 Sapotaceae : Comparable with the Myrsinacese and the Ebena- 

 ceae ; also with the Styracacese in the floral structure. 



246 Ebenaceae^: Closely allied to the Styracaceae, Syrnplocaceae and 

 Sapotaceae. Also comparable with the Auouaceae in the rimose albumen of 

 the seeds and in the trimerous flowers. The family approaches the Guttiferae 

 in the fruit. 



247 Symplocaceae 4) : Certainly related to the Styracacere, Ebeuaceae 

 and Sapotacese in general characters, but in some respects, the family is con- 

 nected with the Ancistrocladacea?. In external and anatomical features, it is 

 very near the Aquifoliaceae. 



248 Styracaceae ^ : Closely related to the Syrnplocaceae, Sapotaceae 

 and Ebeuaceae. 



Series XL VI. Contorttu 



249 Oleaceae : Undoubtedly allied to the Loganiaceae and the Rubia- 

 ceae ; but in other characters, comparable with the Celastraceae and Salvado- 

 raceae. 



250 Loganiaceae :) : Tliis is a very heterogeneous family, the genera of 

 wliich are related respectively to the Asclepiadaceae, Apocynaceaa, Geutiauaceae, 

 Solanaceaa, Rubiaceae, and Scrophulariaceae. BAILLON holds the view that the 

 family should be disorganized and its genera should be referred respectively 

 to the different families above mentioned. 



1) 1. c. IV. 1, p. 121 ; Nachtr. III. p. 287. 2) 1. c. IV. 1, p. 130. 



3) 1. c. IV. 1, p. 156. 4) Nat. Pfl.-fam. IV. 1, p. 168. 



5) 1. c. IV. 1, p. 175. 6) 1. c. IV. 2, p. 4. 



7) 1. c. IV. 2, p. 26. 



