Ix NATURAL SYSTEMS. [Lindlet. 



44. Rh AMN ALES. — Floivers monodicMamydeous ; carpels consolidated ; placenta; axUe ; fruit Mpsular, 



berried, or drupaceous ; seeds definite ; embryo amygdaloid, with little or no 

 albumen. 



45. Gentianales.— i^owers dichlamydeotis, monopetalous ; placentce axUe or parietal ; embryo minute, 



or with the cotyledons much smaller than the roAicle, lying in a large quantity of 

 albumen. 



46. SoLANALES. — Floivcrs dichlamydeous, monopetalous, symmetrical; placentcB axUe ; fruit 2-3-celled ; 



embryo large, lying in a small quantity of albumen. ( Occasionally achlamydeous 

 or polypetalous). 



47. CoRTVSALKS.— Flowers dichlamydeous, monopetalous, symmetrical; placenta free, central; embryo 



lyhig among a large quantity of albumen. ( Occasionally monochlamydeous, or poly- 

 petalous). 



48. EcHiALEs. — Flowers diclilamydeous, monopetalous, symmetrical, or unsymmetrical : fruit nueamen- 



taceous, consisting of several one-seeded nuts, or of clusters of them separate or 

 separable ; embryo large, with little or no albumen. ( Very rarely hypogynous .[ ) 



49. BiGNONiALES. — Flowcrs dichlamydeous, monopetalous, unsymmetrical; fruit capsular or berried, 



with its carpels quite consolidated ; placentce axile, or parietal, or free central ; 

 embryo with little or iio albumen. 



Sub-Class IV. EPIGYNOUS EXOGENS. 



Flowers y or ^ 9 ? ; stamens growing to the side of either the calyx or corolla ; ovary 

 inferior or nearly so. 



50. CAMVAfiALEs.- Flowers dichlamydeous, monopetalous ; embryo with little or no albumen. 



51. Myrtales. — Flowers dichlamydeous, polypetalous ; placentce axile ; embryo with little or no albu- 



men. {Occasionally monochlamydeous). 



52. CACTAh-ES.— Flowers dichlamydeous, polypetalous; placentce iMrietal ; embryo with little or no 



albumen. 



53. Grossales. — Floivers dichlamydeous, polypetalous ,- seeds numerous, minute ; embryo small, lying 



in a large quantity ofalbwnen. 



54. Cinchonales. — Flowers dichlamydeous, motiopetaloiis ; embryo minute, lying in a large quantity 



of albumen. 



55. Umbellales. — Flowers dichlamydeous, polypetalous ; seeds solitary, large ; embryo small, lying in 



a large quantity of albumen. 



56. Asarales. — Flowers monochlamydeous ; embryo small, lying in a large quantity of albumen. 



Natural Orders of Exogens. 

 Alliance 18. Amentales, p. 248. 



""S^Tpe'rfor '!^^} ^' ^' ^'''^^"^"^ ^^i} 77. Casuarinaccc. , or Beefrvoods, p. 249 



^^Seri'ot!"^: ''^'^^^' pendulous. Radicle J ^g Setulacc^, or Birchworts, p. 251 



Ovary 2-celled. Ovules 00. Seeds winged. . 79. Altingiaceee, or Liquidambars, ■p.253 



Ovary 1-celled. Ovules 00. Seeds cottony . . 80. Salicaceee, or Willowworts, -p. 25i 



Ovary 1-celled. Ovule 1, erect. Radicle) r,-, -.r • r, i . oe^ 



superior j ^■^- Myricacece, or Galeworts, p. 256 



Ovary l-celled. Ovule 1, ascending. Radicle) „„ ^, ^, , „__ 



inferior _] 82. Elceagnacece, ox Oleasters, i^.2b7 



Alliance 19. LTrticales, p. 258. 



Radicle superior. Ovules twin, suspended. ^ 



Embryo straight, albuminous. Anthers > 83. StilaginacecB, or Antidesmads, p. 2.59 



2-lobed, with vei-tical fissures j 



Radicle superior. Ovule solitary, erect. Em-^ 



bryo straight, albuminous. Juice limpid. > 84. Urticacece, or Nettlcworts, p. 2G0 



Stipules small, flat J 



Radicle inferior. Embryo exalbuminous. ) „^ ^ , , „ „ , 0/.0 



Plumule many -leaved, large ]%o. CeratophyllacecB, ox Hornworts, p.2&. 



Radicle superior O-viile solitary, suspended. ) „„ ^ , . ^, , „„_ 



Embryo hooked, exalbuminous ^m. CannaUnacecB,ox Hempworts,p.2^.y 



Radicle superior. Oxniles solitary, suspended. ) „„ ,, ,, , „„„ 



Embryo hooked, albuminous ]%1. Moracem,ox Morads,^'^^^ 



Radicle superior. 0\'ule solitary, erect or^ 



suspended. Embryo straight, exalbuminous. > 88. Artocarpaccce , or Artocarpads, p. 269 



Juice milky. Stipules large, convolute . .) 

 Radicle inferior. Embryo albuminous. Plu-'| 



mule minute. Juice limpid. Stipules large, > 89. Platanacece , or Planes, p. 272 



deciduous J 



Alliance 20. Euphorbiales, p. 273. 



^de'supS!' '"'P'°<^''^' ^^^t^'^P^y ^^^^^■] 90. Euphorbiace<B, or Spurgeworts, p. 274 



Ovules definite, suspended, campylotropal. \ *r.„^^c/^,v,«v,^ « oq.-> 



Radicle inferior, albumen mealy . .) *Gyrostemonc<B, p. 282 



Ovules definite, suspended, anatropal. Radi-) ^i c^^,,^„,^ ^„c,,7, „ oqo 



cle superior. ^ amentaceous . . . ,]^^- Sccpacc^, ox Scepads,v.2m 



Ovules definite, suspended, amphitropal. Ra-) no r, n-, ■ ■, rl. . no, 



dicle superior . . . . t . . . . J ^ ' (^(^ii^i^'ichaccee, or Starworts, p. 284 



Ovules definite, ascending, anatropal. Radi- ) r.o r. , ^ , . „r ^ 



cle inferior . . . . . . . . . . . . ] ^^" Fmpetracece, or Crowberncs, p. 2Sj 



Ovules solitary, ascending. ? naked, com-] *Batidca,T). 286 



bined into a succulent cone ' 



0\'ules 00, ascending. Radicle inferior. Seeds) ^ ^, , „- 



scobiform J ^"*' ^ ^fpoithacece, ox Kcpcnths, •p.2b7 



