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2, Order, Perimesia, the Perimeses (around 



middle) stamens hypogyne or perigyne ba- 

 silar, anthers not adnate — Type Sedum. 



3, Order, Adnantiieria, the Adnanthers, sta- 



mens hypogyne, connnonly many, anthers 

 adnate. — Types Anemone, Magnolia. 

 2d, Section, Eltrandria, Pistil single, Sta- 

 mens commonly free, petals never ano- 

 malous, nor united in a peripetalic form, 

 fruit never a pod. 



4, Axantiiia, the Axanthes (fl. on axis) 



Flowers symphoric axanthic or amenta- 

 ceous, apetalous, diclinous, often a lepigone 

 instead of perigone, fruit often monosperm 

 — Types Pinus, Popidus, Ficus. 



5, Monosperuia, the Monospermous — Flowers 



neither symphoric nor axanthic often apeta- 

 lous, fruit monosperm, stamens isarine not 

 opposite — Types, Urtica, Kumex, Ulmus, 

 Lauras, Protea. 

 0. Plyrontia, the Plyrontes (opposite) sta- 

 mens opposed to petals or alternate to ca- 

 lix, isarine often several stigmas— Types, 

 Rhamnus, Berberis, Vitis. 



7, IsANDRiA, the Isandrous (eq. st.) Stamens 



alternate to petals or opposed to calix, 

 stigma simple, fruit often polysperm — Types 

 Lythrum, Ruta, Viola. 



8, STYRiDiA,the Cruciferous — Stamens heterines 



commonly tetradynamic, fruit siliquose. — 

 Types, Iberis, Sinapis. 



9, MoNosTiiviiA, the Monostimes (single stig,) 



Stamens many or not 4 dynamic, fruit sel- 

 dom Siliquose, one stigma. — Types Fa- 

 paver, Cistus, Citrus. 



10, PoLYMESiA, the Polymeses (many middle) 



Stamens heterines or many, couiinonly 



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