Classification of Plants 



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Order Amentace^e. 

 The orders Salicaceae, Myricaceae, Juglandaceae, 





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Fig. 253.— Floral diagrams of Qnerais. A, staminate ; B, pistillate flower 

 (Hooker). 



Betulaceae, and Fagaceae of cohorts 3, 4, 7, and 8 (Engler), 



Fig. 254.— Willow seeds ready for flight. 



may be united under the one order Amentaceae. They are 

 woody plants with alternate leaves. The staminate flowers hang 



