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I to many, anatropous, on parietal placentae; fruit a 3-valved 

 capsule. 



Tribe. Violece. 



Ge?ms. Viola (Vol. II, p. 62). 



Order 19. Myrtiflor^. — Flowers cyclic, hetero- 

 chlamydeous, rarely apopetalous, haplo- or diplo- 

 stemonous ; axis tubular ; gynoecium (2 to indefinite), 

 rarely free, usually united to axis ; herbs and woody 

 plants with alternate or more often opposite or 

 whorled leaves. 



Sub-Order i. Thymel/eaine^. — Flower axis more or 

 less tubular (except in male flowers of Elaeagnace?e) ; gynce- 

 cium of 2-4 carpels, free from the flower axis. 



Family i, Thymelseaceae (Vol. Ill, p. 215). — 

 Flowers bisexual, heterochlamydeous or apopetalous, 4- 

 partite as a rule, homochlamydeous ; perianth tubular, 

 4-lobed, green or red, stamens 8 in 2 series ; fruit a berry 

 or drupe. 



Sub-Family. Thymelaeoideae. 



Genus. Daphne {Vo\. Ill, p. 217). 



Family 2. Elaeagnacese (Vol. Ill, p. 219). — Flowers 

 unisexual, homochlamydeous, 4-partite as a rule; male 

 flowers in axillary clusters ; perianth of 2 leaves ; stamens 

 4; female flowers solitary; perianth 2-6 cleft; carpels i, 

 with I erect ovule ; fruit an achene, enclosed in orange- 

 coloured fleshy base of the perianth (receptacle). 

 Genus. Hippophde (Vol. Ill, p. 221). 



Sud-Order 2. MvRTiNEiE. — Flowcrs with tubular axis 

 and 2 indefinite carpels forming syncarpous gynoecium 

 united to axis ; ovules with i integument. 



Family 3. Lythracese (Vol. II, p. 239). — Flowers 

 actinomorphic or zygomorphic, heterochlamydeous or 



