Ixlv NATURAL SYSTEMS. [Lindley. 



Fruit apocarpous. Ovules coUateral, ascend- > ^. Conmracece, or Connarads, p. 468 



ing, orthotropal, sessile j ' 



Fruit finally apocarpous, few-seeded, with the^ 



pericarp separating in two lasers. Ovules I 175, RutacecB, or Rueworts, p, 469 



sessile, pendulous. Flowers n j 



Fruit finally apocarpous, few-seeded, with the-j 



pericarp separating in two layers. Ovules I 177. Xanthoxylacece, or Xanthoxyls, p. 472 



sessile, pendulous. Flowers ^-Q-'^ •) 

 Fruit finally apocarpous, one-seeded, with the'j 



pericarp not laminating, and a succulent ; 178. Ochnacete, ox Ochnads, -p. ^1^ 



conical torus j 



Fruit finally apocarpous, one-seeded, with the"! 



pericarp not laminating, and a dry incon- ) 



spicuous torus. Albumen wanting. Leaves j 1'9- Simarubacecs, or Quassiads, p. 476 



alternate, without stipules J 



Fruit finally apocarpous, few-seeded, with the"! 



r;S3 f.Si,l?'tl&n''?L"enr S; ^^O- ^*.<.1.M<-«, or Beancapen. p. 478 



opposite, with stipules J 



Fruit finaUy apocarpous, many-seeded. Flow-j ^^^ Elathiacece, or Water-peppers, p. 480 



ers polvpetalous J 



Fruit finaUy apocarpous, many-seeded. Flow- 1 ^33 Podostemacea, or Podostemads, p. 482 



ers apetalous, very imperfect J ^ 



Alliance 36. Geraniales, p. 484. 



Flowers sjTnmetrical. Styles distinct. Carpels") 



longer than the torus. Seeds with little or > 183. Linacece, or Flax-worts, p. 485 



no albumen j 



Flowers regular, unsj-mmetrical, with a perma- \ 



nent cup-like involucre. Stamens monadel- > 184. Chlcenacea, or Chlenads, p. 486 



phous. Albumen abundant J 



Flowers symmetrical. Styles distinct. Carpels) 



longer than the torus. Seeds with abundant > 185. Oxalidacece, or Oxalids, p. 488 



albumen j 



Flowers very irregular and unsymmetrical,") 



without an involucre. Stamens distinct. \ 186. Balsaminacea, or Balsams, p. 490 



Albumen none j 



Flowers usually sj-mmetrical. Styles and car-) ^37 Q^raiiiacece, or CranesUlls, p. 493 



pels combined round a long beaked torus . ,j ^°'' "^-^ " ' " > 'f 



Alliance 37. Silenales, p. 495. 



Calyx and corolla usually both present and) 



symmetrical (i and 4 or 5 and 5) the latter k 33 caryophyllacecB, or Cloveworts, p. 496 



conspicuous. Ovules amphitropal. Leaves I s t- tr 



opposite, without stipules J 



Calyx and corolla usually both present and) 



symmetrical (4 and 4, or 5 and 5) the latter ^39^ uiecehrace^B, or Knotworts, p. 499 



rudimentary. 0\-ules amphitropal. Leaves 



with scarious stipules J 



Calyx and corolla both present and unsym-) 



metrical (2 and 5), the latter usuaUy con- I j^q^ Portulacece, or Purslanes, p. 500 



spicuous. 0\Tiles amphitropal. Leaves f 



alternate, succulent, without stipules . . .J 

 Calyx only present, but often coloured. Ovules] ^gj Polygotmcece, ov Buckwheats, p. 502 



orthotropal. Nut usually tnangular . . -J ^^ ' '^ 



Alliance 38. Chenopodales, p. 505. 



Sepals vmited into a long (often coloured)) 



plaited tube, which separates from its base, t 193. Nyctagbmcece, or Nyctagos, p. 506 



the latter becoming hard, and forming a [ " -^ ^ j > f 



spurious pericarp J 



Sepals separate, flat. Stamens alternate with) ,„„ di.,,*^;^^^^^^^ „« dt..,* >7^.^^^. « Kna 



the seplls or 00. Carpels several {or 1) . . j l^^. Phytolaccace^, or Phytolaccads, p, 509 

 Sepals separate or nearly so, flat. Stamens) 



8Sf S.%»^tvefj'.Sef",'FSri "•■ ^»»-'««.. or A.nara,m,. p. 510 



scarious, surrounded by imbricated bracts i . J 

 Sepals separate, or nearly so, flat. Stamens) 



opposite the sepals. Anthers 2-celled. Ovary ,«- ^t^ j- ^i j c-io 



if^ways one-seeded. (Flowers herbaceous, \^^^- Chenopodmcea, or Chenopods, p. 512 



naked) J 



Alliance 39. Piperales, p. 514. 



Carpel solitary. Ovule erect. Embryo lying) 



in vitellus. Leaves opposite or alternate, > 196. Piperaceee, ox Pepperworts, p. 515 



with or without stipules J 



Carpel solitai-y. O^Tile suspended. Embryo^ 



naked. Leaves opposite, with intermediate > 197. Chloranthaceee, or Chloranths, p. 519 



stipules ) 



Cai-pels several, distinct. Ovule erect. Em-) 



bryo lying in vitellus. Leaves alternate, > 198. Saururaccce, or Saururads, p. 521 



with stipules J 



