710 PALMACEA. 
Sub-series 2. Syncarpex. 
Cchort 1. Palmales.—Flowers unisexual or hermaphrodite, 
usually arranged on a branched spadix, and enclosed in a 
spathe. Perianth 3-merous, in two whorls, commonly green, 
but rarely coloured. Fruit indehiscent, 1- or rarely 2-seeded. 
Seed albuminous. Shrubs or trees. 
Order 1. PatmacE#, the Palm Order.—Character.—Tvrees 
or shrubs, with simple unbranched (fig. 199, 1), or rarely dicho- 
tomously branched trunks (fig. 200). Leaves terminal ( Jig. 
199, 1), large, mostly compound, with sheathing stalks. Flowers 
Fie. 1074. Fic. 1076. Fia. 1077. 
Fic. 1075. Fie. 1078. Fic. 1079. 
Fig. 1074. Diagram of a staminate flower of the Fan Palm (Chamerops), 
with six divisions to the perianth, and six stamens,—— Fig. 1075. Diagram 
of a pistillate flower of the same, with six divisions to the perianth, and 
a 3-celled ovary. Fig.\076. Hermaphrodite flower of the Blue Palmetto 
(Chameerops hystrix), with the perianth removed. ov. Carpels. sf. Sta- 
mens.——/ig. 1077. The same, with three of the stamens removed, so as 
to exhibit more completely the three carpels composing the pistil. sf. 
Stamens. c. Carpels. Fig. 1078. Vertical section of the fruit of the 
Cocoa-nut Palm (Cocos nucifera). a. The two outer layers or husk of the 
pericarp. 6. Endocarp or inner layer. c. Albumen, d. Cavity in the 
albumen. e. Embryo.—/ig. 1079. Vertical section of the seed of the 
Fan Palm. 
hermaphrodite (figs. 1076 and 1077) or unisexual (figs. 1074 and 
1075), arranged generally on a branched spadix (fig. 417), which 
is enclosed by a spathe. Perianth usually green, inferior, in two 
whorls, each of which is composed of three parts (jigs. 1074 and 
1075). Stamens usually 6 (figs. 1074 and 1076), hypogynous or 
