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Cohort 2. — Olacales. 



Characters. — Calyx imbricate. Gjmoeciuin syncarpous, 

 ovules suspended, raphe dorsal. Seeds albuminous. 

 Order 102. Olaccaceae. 



103. Icacinaceae. 



104. Cyrillaceae. 



105. Phytocrenacese. 



106. Aquifoliaceae or Ilicaceae. 



Cohort 3. — Celastrales. 



Characters. — Calyx imbricate or valvate. Gj^ioecium 

 syncarpous ; ovules erect, raphe ventral. Seeds usually 

 albuminous, radicle inferior. Nearly always trees or shrubs. 

 Order 107. Celastraceae. 



108. Hippocrateaceae. 



109. Stackhousiaceae. 



110. Rhamnaceae. 



111. Vitaceae. 



Cohort 4. — Sapindales. 



Characters.— Calyx imbricate; gyncecium usually syn- 

 carpous or rarely apocarpous ; ovules generally ascending with 

 raphe ventral. Seeds usually exalbuminous. Trees or shrubs, 

 rarely herbs. 



Order 112. Sapindaceae. 



113. Aceraceae. 



114. Staphyleaceae. 



115. Sabiaceae. 



116. Anacardiaceae. 



Anomalous Orders. 



Order 117. Coriariaceae. 

 118. Moringaceae. 



Series 3. — Calyciflor^. 



The calyx is usually gamosepalous, stamens perigpious or 

 epigynous ; gyncecium apocarpous or syncarpous. Bentham and 

 Hooker divide this group into the following Cohorts : — 



Cohort 1. — Bosales. 



Characters. — Stamens perigynous or epigjTious. Gynce- 

 cium usually simple or apocarpous ; rarely syncarpous. Ovary 



