SYNOPSIS OF ORDERS. 



XXVU 



XLII. Sapindace^. Trees or shrubs, rarely climbing. Leaves alter- 

 nate compound. Flowers small white, green, pink. Sepals 



4 to 5 free or connate imbricate. Petals o to 5, often unequal. 

 Disc often unilateral. Stamens usually 8 within disc. Ovary 

 entire or lobed 3- (or i- to 4-)celled ; style i (rarely 2 to 3), 

 terminal or from between lobes ; ovules i to 2 in cell. Fruit, 

 drupe or capsule. 



XLIII. Staphyleace^. Trees (or shrubs). Leaves opposite, com- 

 pound. Flowers small, white, panicled. Sepals and petals 



5 each. Stamens 5. Disc fiat or ring-like. Ovary 2- to 3- 

 lobed; styles 3, freeor connate. Fruit, a berry, 3 -celled. Seeds 

 few or many albuminous. 



XLIV. Sabiace^. Shrubs or trees, rarely climbing. Leaves alter- 

 nate simple or pinnate. Flowers small or minute. Calyx 

 4- to 5-lobed. Petals 4 or 5 imbricate. Disc annular. Stamens 

 4 or 5 opposite petals, often only 2 fertile; filaments clubbed. 

 Anther connective wide ; cells dehisce transversely. Ovary 

 2- to 3-celled or lobed; ovules i to 2 in a cell; styles free or 

 connate. Carpels in fruit i or 2 drupaceous. 



XLV. Anacardiace^. Trees with caustic resin. Leaves alternate, 

 rarely opposite, simple or compound. Flowers small, green, 

 white or pink, often unisexual. Calyx 3- to 7-lobed. Petals 

 3 to 7 (or 10). Disc annular. Stamens twice the number of 

 petals from base of disc, often some sterile. Ovary i -celled 

 (rarely 2-to5-celled) ; stylesito3. Fruit, drupe or indehiscent 

 nut, sometimes winged with calyx-lobes. 



Sub-section (iii). Calyciflor^. 



(a) Calyx-tube enclosing or adnate to ovary. 

 calyx-tube. [Orders XL VI— LI I.) 



Petals, one row insert on 



XLVI. Connarace.^. Lianes or small trees. Leaves alternate pin- 

 nate. Flowers racemed or panicled, small. Calyx 4- to 5- 

 lobed. Petals 5, linear-oblong imbricate. Stamens 5 to 

 10. Disc o or surrounding stamens. Carpels 5 (rarely i 

 to 3), i-celled. Styles slender. Capsule a follicle. Seed i, 

 arillate. 



XLVII. Leguminos^. Trees, shrubs, climbers, herbs. Leaves alter- 

 nate compound stipulate. Flowers large or small, irregular 

 {MimosecB regular). Sepals 4 to 5, free or connate. Petals 

 5 (or fewer). Stamens as many or numerous free or connate. 

 Ovary i -celled carpel ; style i . Fruit apod (rarely drupaceous) , 

 2-valved. Seeds i to many, hard. 



XLVIII. RosACEiE. Trees or shrubs (or herbs). Leaves simple or 

 compound alternate. Stipules 2. Calyx tubular, 5-lobed lined 

 by disc. Petals on edge of disc 5. Stamens many. Ovary 

 of one or more carpels connate and adnate to calyx-tube; 

 ovules 2 in capel; styles i or more. Fruit a drupe, apple, or 

 many drupelets on a torus. 



XLIX. Saxifragace^. Shrubs, trees, or herbs. Calyx 5- to 12-lobed, 

 free or adnate to ovary. Petals 4 to 5. Stamens as many or 

 twice. Disc between stamens and ovary. Ovary of 2 to 5 

 carpels more or less separate; styles as many, more or less 

 connate. Fruit, capsule or berry. Seeds usually minute. 



