CONSPECTUS OF THE ORDERS. IX 



fifth rudimentary or wanting, or very rarely perfect. Ovary 2-celled with several ovules in 

 each cell. Fruit a capsule or very rarely a berry. Seeds albumiuoua ; embryo usually 



straight. 



LXXXIV. Lentibularie^. Herbs cither aquatic with floating capillary-diviclcd leaves 

 or terrestrial with radical or without any leaves. Flowers irregular, the corolla 2-Iipped. 

 Stamens 2; anthers 1 -celled. Ovary Y-celled, with peltate ovules inserted on a free cen^ 

 iral 'placenta > Fruit a capsule. Seeds small, without albumen. 



LXXXV. OROBANCHACE.E. Leaflcss herbs, not green, parasites on roots. Flowers 

 irregular. Stamens 4, in pairs; anthers 2-celled. Ovary 1 -celled, with 2 or 4 parietal 

 placentas and very numerous ovules. Fruit capsular. Seeds albuminous. 



LXXXVI. GESXEiitACEiE. Herbs or when shrubby often epiphytical or climbing, rarely 

 erect shrubs. Leaves opposite. Flowers usually irregular. Perfect stamens 4 in pairs or 

 rarely 2 only. Ovary 1-celled, with 2 parietal placentas and numerous ovules. Fruit a 

 berry or capsule. Seeds with or without albumen. 



LXXXVIL BiaNONiACE^. Woody climbers trees or shrubs. Leaves opposite, often 

 compound. Flowers irregular. Perfect stamens 4 in pairs or 2 only. Ovary 2-celled with 

 2 distinct and sometimes distant placentse on the dissepiment in each cell ; ovules usually 

 numerous. Fruit a capsule usually long and narrow. Seeds winged, without albumen. 



LXXXVIII. AcANTHACE53. Herbs or shrubs rarely twiners. Leaves opposite. Flowers 

 more or less irregular. Perfect stamens 4, in pairs or 2 only. Ovary 2-celled with 2 or 

 more superposed ovules in each cell. Fruit a capsule opening elastically in 2 valves. Seeds 

 without alhumen, usually subtended by hooked or rarely cup-shaped or minute retinacula. 



LXXXIX. Pedalixe.e. Herbs. Leaves opposite. Flowers irregular. Perfect stameus 

 4 in pairs or rarely 2 only. Ovary composed of 2, rarely 3 or 4 carpels, but divided (at 

 least after flowering) into twice as many cells by spurious dissepiments. Ovules 2 or more 

 or rarely 1 only in each spurious cell (half- carpel). Fruit hard and indehiscent or capsular. 

 Seeds without albumen. 



{yerbenacea, Labiat(B, and Tlantaginem^ completing the Monopetala^ will be given in 

 the fifth volume.) 



