294: GARRY ALES. [Diclinous Exogens. 



Alliance XXII. GARBYALES. — The Garry al Alliance. 



Diagnosis. — Diclinous Exogens, with monochlamydeouSy sometimes amentaceous, flowers, an 

 inferior fruit, and a minute embryo lying in a large quantity of albumen. 



If we consider this Alliance conterminous with the Quemal on the one hand, because 

 of the approach by Garrya to Juglans, so on the other must it stand in near relation to 

 the Euphorbial, in consequence of including HehAingia, which may be considered as 

 being almost a Spurgewort with an inferior ovary. It appears however to be sufficiently 

 limited by its minute embryo, copious albumen, inferior ovary, and dicUnous flowers. 

 The former of these cu'cumstauces brings it near the Menispermal AlHance, in which 

 alone among Diclinous Orders does this peculiar embryo occur. 



Helwingia has a lateral relation to Sandalworts (Santalacese), in the Epigynous Sub- 

 class. 



Natural Orders of Garryals. 



Flowers amentaceous. Leaves opposite, exstipulate 97. Garry ackj;. 



Flowers fascicled. Leaves alternate, stipulate 98. Helwingiaceje. 



