SYNOPSIS OF ORDERS. 



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CXXIX. URTiCACEiE. Herbs, shrubs, or trees. Trees laticiferous. 

 Flowers very small in unisexual heads or spikes or cymes, or 

 mixed in a cupped receptacle (Figs). Perianth 2- to 4-lobed. 

 Ovary i-celled, i-ovuled. Styles 2. 



CXXX. JuGLANDACEiE. Trees. Leaves pinnate. Unisexual. Inflores- 

 cence of catkins. Perianth o. Stamens many. Ovary 

 i-celled, i-seeded. Fruit (in our species) winged. 



CXXXI. MYRiCACEiE. Shrubs and trees. Inflorescence a catkin, uni- 

 sexual. No perianth. Stamens 2 to many. Ovary i -celled, 

 I -seeded. Drupe. 



CXXXII. Casuarine^. Trees. Branches slender, jointed, no leaves. 

 Inflorescence spiked. Perianth i- to 2-lobed, minute. 

 Stamens i . Head of fruit cone-like, separate fruits capsular. 

 Seed winged. 



CXXXIII. CupuLiFER^. Trees. Inflorescence spicate. Perianth minute 

 or o. Stamens many. Ovary inferior, 3- to 5-celled, 2 ovules 

 in cell. Nut in or on an involucre, ringed or spiny (Oaks 

 and chestnuts). 



CXXXIV. Salicine^, Shrubs or trees. Catkins unisexual. Perianth 

 of scales. Stamens 2 to many. Ovary i-celled. Capsule 2- 

 to 4-valved. Seed very small, plumed (Willows). 



Group : MONOCOTYLEDONES. 



Embryo with a single cotyledon. Perianth trimerous. Leaves 

 par allel- veined ; vascular bundles irregularly scattered in the stem. 



Ovary inferior. Perianth petaloid. 



CXXXV. HYDROCHARiDEiE. Aquatic herbs. Flowers regular, usually 

 unisexual. Stamens 3 to 12. 



CXXXVI. Orchide^. Herbs often epiphytic. Flowers irregular. 

 Stamens and pistil united in a column; anther i. Capsule, 

 seeds very many, minute. 



CXXXVII. ZiNGiBERACE^. Herbs, rarely epiphytic. Flowers irregular. 

 Stamen i. Style i, free. Capsule, seeds few. 



CXXXVIII. MARANTACE.E. Herbs. Flowers irregular. Stamens i-celled 

 on a petaloid lobe. Staminodes petaloid, one hooded, one 

 lip-like. Capsule, seeds few. 



CXXXIX. Cannace^. Herbs. Sepals 3. Petals 3 in a tube at base. 

 Staminodes petaloid ; anther i -celled, on one side of a petaloid 

 lobe. 



CXL. L0WIACE.S;. Herbs. Flowers irregular, lip large. Stamens 5. 



CXLI. MuSACE^. Gigantic herbs. Flowers tubular. Calyx 3- to 

 5-lobed split on one side. Petal i. Stamens 5. Fruit in 

 our species baccate. 



CXLII. AposTASiACEyE. Hcrbs. Flowers regular. Stamens connate 

 at base; anthers 2 or 3. Style free except at base. Capsule 

 or berry. 



CXLIII. Amaryllidace^. Herbs, tuberous or bulbous. Flowers 

 regular. Sepals and petals similar 6. Stamens 6. Ovary 

 3-celled ; style simple, long, free to base. Capsule. 

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