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COXSPECTUS OF THE OKBERS. 



XLIII. Crassulace^. Herbs with succulent leaves, without stipules. Flowers regular 

 and perfectly isomerous. Stamens in 1 or 2 series, Gynoecium superior, with distinct car- 

 pels. Seeds albuminous. 



XLIV, Droserace^. Herbs. Leaves fringed with glandular cilia. Stipules scarious 

 or none. Flowers regular. Stamens definite. Ovary free, l-cellcd, with parietal placentas. 

 Styles distinct (except Bj/hJis). Seeds albuminous. 



XLV. HALORAGE.E. Hcrbs, aquatic or terrestrial. Leaves opposite or alternate, without 

 stipidcs. Flowers small, regular, often much reduced. Stamens definite. Ovary inferior, 

 with as many cells and ovules as styles or rarely fewer, the ovule pendulous from the apex 

 of the cell. Styles or sessile stigmas 1 to 4, distinct. Seeds albuminous. 



XLVL EuizoPHORE j:. Trees or shrubs, often maritime, with opposite leaves. Stipules 

 deciduous. Flowers regular. Calyx-lobes vatvate. Petals usually notched or jagged. Sta- 

 mens twice as many as petals or more. Ovary usually inferior, several- celled, with 2 or 

 mpre ovules pendulous from the apex of each cell. Style undivided. Seeds usually solitary, 

 with or without albumen. 



XLVII. CoMBRETACE^, Trccs, shrubs, or woody climbers. Leaves opposite or alter- 

 nate, without stipules. Flowers regular or nearly so. Stamens definite or rarely indefinite. 

 Ovary inferior, 1 -celled, with 2 or more (1 in Gyrocarpus) ovules pendulous from the apex 

 of the cavity. Style undivided. Seed solitary, without albumen. Cotyledons convolute. 



