Brongniart.] 



NATURAL SYSTEMS. 



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The great faults of this an'angement, in bringing Amentaceous into contact with 

 Leguminous plants, m sepai-ating Chloranths from Pepperworts, Myrtleblooms from 

 Hippurids, and many such instances, need not be insisted on. Such a system cannot 

 be founded on sound principles. It has, however, merits, and is decidedly the most 

 forward step that the Botanists of the Modern French School have yet taken. The 

 abandonment of the Apetalce of Jussieu is more especially important. 



1843. Meisner, Carl Friedrich. — (Plantarum vasculanum genera secundum Ordincs 

 naturales digesta, eorumqiie dIfferenticB et affinitates tabulis diagnosticis exposit<B.) 

 In the begmning of this large and useful work Professor Meisner intended to follow 

 nearly the order observed by De Candolle in his Prodromus ; and accordingly he 

 commenced without any plan for throwing the Natural Orders into higher gi'oups. 

 But as he advanced in his labour he found the inconvenience of neglecting the latter, 

 and, as early as p. 13, he commenced with his Class Malpighinse. His final views are 

 given in a Conspectus diagnosticus, the skeleton of which is the following : — 



A. VASCULAR PLANTS. 



I. DICOTYLEDONS. 



t Diplochlamyds. 

 * Dialypetalous or Polypetalous. 



I. Thalamiflorals. 

 Class 5. Parietales. j Class 8. LamprophylUe. 



'Dipterocarpe3e,393 



IChlaenaceae, 486 



I Ternstrcemiacese, 396 



Guttiferae, 400 



Mal■cgTa^^aceae, 403 



HjT)ericineae, 405 



Class 1. Polycarpicce . 



Ranunculaceae, 425 

 Dilleniaceae , 423 

 Magnoliaceffi, 417 

 Anonacese, 420 

 Menispennaceae, 307 

 Berberidaceae, 437 



Class 2. Nymphceoickce. 



Nelumboneffi, 414 

 Hydropeltideae, 412 

 Nymphceaceae, 409 

 Sarraceniaceae, 429 



Class 3. Rhwadece. 



Papaveraceae, 430 

 Fumariaceae, 435 

 Cniciferae, 351 

 Capparideae, 357 

 Resedacese, 356 



Class 4. Polygalince. 



Tremandreae, 374 

 Polygaleae, 375 



Class 14. Leguminosce. 

 Legumlnosae verae, 544 

 Moringeae, 366 



Class 15. Rosijlorce. 

 Rosacese, 563 

 Calycanthese, 540 

 Myrtlneae, 734 



Class 16 Calycanthemce. 

 Melastomoideae, 731 

 Lythrarieae,574 



Class 21. Rubiacinece. 



Rubiaceae, 761 

 Lygodysodeacese, 761 

 Caprifoliaceae, 766 



Class 24. Ericinece. 



Vaccinieae, 757 

 Ericaceae, 4.53 

 Monotrope3e,452 

 Epacrideae, 448 



Pittosporeae, 441 

 Frankeniaceas, 340 

 Tamariscineae, 341 

 Podostemeae, 482 

 Droseraceae, 433 

 Violarieae, 338 

 Cistinea;, 349 

 Bixaceae, 327 

 Samydeae, 330 

 Homalineae, 742 



Class 6. Caryophyllince. 



Caryophyllese, 496 

 Sclerantheae, 528 

 Paronychiese, 499 

 Portulaceae,500 

 Elatineffi, 480 



Class 7. Columniferce. 



Malvaceae, 368 

 Buttneriaceae, 363 

 Sterculiaceae, 360 

 Tiliaceae, 371 



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Rhizoboleae, 398 



Class 9. Malpighince. 



Hippocastaneae, 382 

 Sapindaceae, 382 

 Malpighiaceae, 388 

 Acerinece, 387 

 Erythroxyleae, 391 

 Hippocrateaceae, 584 

 ? Coriarieae, 475 



Class 10. Hesperides. 



Humiriaceae, 447 

 Olacineae, 443 

 Melioideag, 463 

 Aurantiaceae, 457 

 Ampelideae, 439 



Onagraceae, 724 

 Combretacese, 717 

 Rhizophoraceae, 726 

 Vochysiese, 379 



Class 17. Corniculatce. 



Saxifragaceae, 567 

 Crassulacese, 344 

 Surianeae 

 Francoaceae, 451 

 Ficoideae, 525 



Calyciflorals. 



Class 18. 



Pepani/erce. 



Papayaceje, 321 

 Tumeraceae, 347 

 1 Malesherbiacese, 335 

 iPassifloraceae, 332 

 Belvisieae, 728 

 Loaseae, 744 

 Grossulariese, 750 

 Cacteas, 746 

 Cucurbitaceae, 311 



Class 19. Frangidacece. 



Celastrineae, 586 



Class 22. 



Valerianeae, 

 Dipsaceae, ( 

 Compositae, 



' Monopetalous. 

 Fruit inferior. 



Calycereae, 701 



Class 23. Campanulinece. 

 Stylideae, 696 



b. Fruit superior. 



Class 25. Ligustrince. 



Columelliacese, 759 

 Bolivariaceae, 612 

 Jasmineae, 650 

 Oleaceae, 616 



Class 26. Plantagoidece. 

 Plantagineae, 642 

 Plumbaginea?, 640 

 Salvadoraceae, G52 



Class 11. Ch-uinales, 



Geraniaceae, 493 

 Lineae,485 

 Oxalideae, 488 

 Ledocarpeae, 488 

 Vivianacea?, 365 

 Balsaminece, 490 

 Tropaeoleae, 366 



Class 12. Rutacece. 



Zygophyllaceae, 478 

 Rutese, 469 

 Diosmeae,469 

 Zanthoxylaceae, 472 

 Simarubeae, 476 

 Ochnacece, 474 

 ? Pittosporeae, 441 



Class 13. Terebinthacea. 



Juglandeae, 292 

 AmjTideas, 459 

 Cassuvieae, 465 

 Spondiaceae, 459 

 Bui'seraceae, 459 

 Connai-aceae, 468 



Rhamneae, 581 

 BruDiaceae, 785 

 Aquilarineae, 579 

 Chailletiaceae, 583 



Class 20. Umbellifiorce. 



Hamamelideae, 784 

 Umbelliferae, 773 

 Araliaceae, 780 

 Cornea?, 782 

 Alangieae, 719 

 Loranthaceae, 789 



Brunoniaceae, 657 

 Goodeniaceae, 694 

 Lobeliaceae, 692 

 Campanulaceae, 689 

 Pongatiese, 689 



Class 27. PetalaHlhie. 

 Primulaceae, 604 

 Myrsineae, 647 



