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CONTENTS Xlll 



Calycanthaceae. Trochodendraceae and Tetracentraceae. Austrobaileyaceae. 



Cercidiphyllaceae. Monimiaceae. Amborellaceae. Eupteleaceae. Ceratophyl- 



laceae. Ranunculaceae. Lardizabalaceae. Sargentodoxaceae. Beiberidaceae. 



Nytnphaeaceae and Cabombaceae. Lauraceae. Some Families Less Well 



Known Morphologically, Commonly Placed in the Ranales ( Hemandiaceae, 



Canellaceae, Trimeniaceae ) . Discussion and Summary of the Ranales. 

 Dilleniales 432 



Dilleniaceae. Paeoniaceae. Crossomataceae. 

 Piperales 435 



Chloranthaceae. 

 Verticillatae ( Casuarinales ) 435 



Casuarinaceae. 



Helobiales 437 



Liliales 440 



The Primitive Liliaceae. 

 Palmae 442 



Habit. The Leaf. Inflorescence. The Flower. The Fruit. Discussion. 

 Bibliography 450 



Chapter 12 



Phylogeny of the Angiosperms 462 



Relation of Monocotyledons to Dicotyledons. Origin of Angiosperms. Age 

 of Angiosperms. 



Bibliography 470 



General Bibliography 474 



Index 477 



