SYNOPSIS OF THE NATURAL SYSTEM. 13:{ 



63 Styles 2, distinct. Cymes radiate. § HYDHANCEiB. LXV 



63 Styles united into one. -- ^ ' ' ' ' i\r 



64 Berry 4-angled, 4-celied. Exotic. - O^'^^^^^'^f vVy 



04 Drupe 1—2-celled. Terrestrial shrubs or trees. - - - - Cornace*. L.A1A. 



64 Herry 1-ccllcd, l-sof-ded. Parasites. LouANTHACEiE. LAX 



05 Stipules present, sotnetinus minute, or only 2 glands. o" 



05 Stipules none. Flowers regular. i^ 



60 Flowers regular. Vrvii 



66 Flowers more or less irregular. Leguminos.e. XL.V11 



67 Stamens 4—5, distinet. Erect shrubs. - - bH 



67 Stamens 5, united into one set. Climbing. - - - Passiflouace*. LVll 



67 Stamens 00, 20 or more. 



69 



68 Stamens opposite to the petals. Rhamnace^e. XL VI 



68 Stamens alternate with the petals. Celastrace*. XL.V 



09 Filaments distinct, hypogynous. Flowers very large. - Magnoliace.e. 11 



09 Filaments distinct, perigynous. •^°^-'^'^^''^'^J:^}C;Ty 



69 Filaments united into one set. Malvace^. XXXVll 



69 Filaments united into 5 sets. Flowers small. - - TinACEiE. XXXV 111 

 70 Flowers dioecious. Climbing vines. -------- Menispermace;e. V 



70 Flowers dioecious. Erect shrubs. - l^^ 



70 Flowers perfect. - '''■; 



71 Ovary superior. Prickly shrubs. Zanthoxylace*. xXXU 



71 Ovary inferior. Unarmed. Hamamelaceje. LxVI 



72 Stamens (00) indefinite. 18 or more. Ovaries (5 Ros. xlviii.) 00 or 1. - - 73 



72 Stamens 6, opposite to the 6 petals. Berberidace^. VI 



72 Stamens 4, alternate with the petals. Cornace^. LXIX 



72 Stamens 5, alternate with the petals. *' ' ' ' tv 



73 Fruit large, fleshy pods. Flowers trimerous (63, c) - - Anonace^. IV 

 73 Fruit a several-celled capsule. Fls. pentamerous. Ternstrcemaceje. XXXVI 



73 Fruit a many-celled berry. Aurantiace.e. XXXV 



74 Fruit a drv, one-seeded drupe. Anacardiace^. XXaJII 



74 Fruit a 2-celled, many-seeded capsule. § Escallione.f.. hX\ 



74 Fruit a one-celled, globose berry. GrossulacejE^ LX 



74 Fruit a 5-celled baccate drupe. Araliace^. LXV III 



75 Styles several, distinct. ----- RosACEiE. XL v 111 



75 Styles united into 1. - - - - Loasace^:. LVI 



Sec. III. Orders of the Monopetalous Exogens. 



76 Herbs annual, biennial or perennial. '^I 



76 Trees, shrubs or undershrubs. ^06 



77 Stem long.- -juicy, climbing by tendrils. Cucurbitace^. LIX 



77 Stem not furnished with tendrils. -- -78 



78 Leaves alternate or all radical. ' ' ^^ 



78 Leaves opposite, cauline. - 95 



78 Leaves none. Plant without verdure. -93 



79 Flowers regular. 60 



79 Flowers irregular. -- -90 



80 Stamens 5, cohering by the anth. Fls. small, in heads. - Composit^e. LXXV 



80 Stamens 4 — 10, distinct (or united and fls. not capitate). 81 



81 Ovary (inferior) adherent to the calyx tube. --82 



81 Ovary (superior) free. (Stamens 6, diadelphous. Vine. 19.) - - - -^ - ^93 



82 Stamens as many as the lobes of the corolla. - - Campanulace^. LXXVII 



82 Stamens twice as many as the lobes of the cor. - - § Vaccine.e. LXXVIII 



83 Stamens twice as many as the slightly united petals. § Pyrole^. LXXVIU 



83 Stamens as many as the lobes of the corolla. 64 



84 Stamens opposite the segments of the corolla. 8-^ 



64 Sta. alternate with the segm. of the cor. Styles united into one. - - - - 86 



85 Ovary m;my-seeded. Primulace^e. LXXXII 



85 Ova. 1-s'ded. Pet. often but slightly connected. Plumbaginace^. LXXXV 

 86 Acaulescent. Fls. spicate. Fr. a minute pyxis. Plantagixace^e. LXXXIV 



86 Caulescent. - ; 87 



87 Fruit 4 nearly distinct achenia (116, 9). Borbaginace-e. XCIV 



87 Fruit compound, capsul.ir, or baccate (follicular, 105.) 88 



88 Corolla twisted and imbricate in ai-stivation. - - . Polemoni-xce^:. XCVI 

 88 Corolla twisted and plicate in aestivation. - - - Convolvulace.e. XCVIII 



88 Corolla in aestivation not twisted. 69 



89 Fruit a few-(2— 4-)seeded capsule. ----- Hydrophyllace.e. XCV 



