CONSPECTUS OF FAMILIK- X1U 



Fam. -~)1. Euphorbiaeece. Fls. HK/.SV.I-IW/, ///omrr/.-,^ or 

 dioecious, regular r -dinhtly irregular. Perianth often small, 

 sometimes wanting, sometimes dis>imilar in the male and female 

 flowers, either a calyx only or calyx and corolla. Stamens 1 to 

 indefinite. Ovary usually 3-rcllrd. Trees, shrubs, or hrrlis 

 often ici/li -milky x<t>. Leaves simple, sometimes lobed, rarely 

 \\ilh 3 or more digitate k-allets, or reduced to scales. /V///V 

 usually capsularj *jJ<ttinii in1<> /- <// -j-si-fiL ,1 s>,j n i> nts, sometimes 

 not splitting open, \\ith outside fleshy. 



Fam. Callitriehaeese. Fh. unisexual, without perianth. Male 

 flower, a single stamen ; female, a 4->- filed ovary icitlt '2 style*. 

 Small a<|uatic or terrestrial plants, with simple opposite leaves. 



