CLASSIFICATION. 



often gland-dotted and aromatic. Fls. regular. 2-sexual. Sep, 

 3-5. Pet. usually 4-5. exceeding the sepals. Stamens diplos- 

 temonous (or obdiplostemonous), or second whorl of stami- 

 nodes, free, or connate by the filaments into a tube. Disc 

 conspicuous (exc* sub-order Gruinales), sometimes tubular 

 hypogynous, between the stamens and ovary. Ovary of 3-5, 

 rarely more (Ochnace©) or 2 carpels, syncarpous but ovary 

 frequently lobed, and carpels sometimes nearly free in fruit 

 (coccous). Ovules 1-2 in each cell, usually pendulous, 



Exceptions* — 



Fls. 3-6-meroug in some Burseraceae and Meliace», Sep, and pet. 

 often more than 5 in Ochnaceae, some Citrus and other Kutaceae, and 

 stamens numerous in Ochnaceae and some Rutaceae. Stamens in the 

 hermaphrodite flower of Ailanthus sometimes, only %-Z. Ovules axile in 

 Ochna. Ovules several in some Meliaoeae. 



I. Sub-order Gruinales. St. obdiplostemonous. Annular 

 disc 0, but disc glands sometimes present at the base of the 

 petals. 



23. The Flax Family. 



Shrubs or herbs with alt. simple entire leaves, and pretty 

 flowers with fugacious petals. Stamens 5 perfect connate 

 at the base, alternating with staminodes. Ovary 8-5-celled 

 entire. Fruit capsular or drupaceous. 



23. LinaceaB (p. 235). 



24. The Geranium Family (including Oxalidaceae). 



Herbs or undershrubs (or a tree : Averrhoa) with pinnate 

 palmate or palmately -nerved usually stipulate leaves. St. 10 

 or 5 reduced to staminodes, free or connate at base. Ovary 

 3-5-celled, and as many lobed. Fruit coccous, or a berry 



(Averrhoa). 24. Geraniaceae (p. 236). 



II. Sub-order Rutales. St. diplostemonous. Annular 

 disc well developed, sometimes tubular. 



25. Ochna Family (closely allied to Dilleniaeeae). 

 Glabrous trees or undershrubs with alt. simple stipulate 



leaves. Fls. often showy yellow, sometimes umbelled. 



