418 Sir E. F. Bromhead''s Attempt to Ascertain 



embryo, which is in such case cylindrical and straight and ax- 

 ile. Embryo (if exalbuminous) having a scale-bearing plumule 

 or raacropodal, with radicle turned from the hilum ; embryo 

 (in non-arboreous plants) having a lateral cleft for the emission 

 of the plumule. 



Inclining to a mild habitat. 

 Lincoln, June 1837. 



(To be continued') 



Explanation of the Table of the Natural Botanical Families. 



A series of Families in immediate and continuous affinity with each other, is called an 

 ALLIANCE, and is indicated by a termination in ahs : — Ex. osmundales are the 

 Ferns. 



Parallel Alliances are called formations, and are indicated by a termination in osce : 



— Er. LAMios,* include Lamlales and Boraginales. 

 Series of successive alliances are called iinioks : — Ex. The Passifloral Union in- 

 clude! Violales, Passiflorates, and Homaliales. 

 Dr Lindley's Work on the Natural System is usually referred to for the Families and 



Tribes, 

 f Indicates that the Family or Tribe may be compound. 



[] ] Indicates that the order of succession among the families so included is not settled 

 ( ) Indicates that the evidence for the station is more conflicting than usual. 

 2) Here separated. — (^) Link. — ( •* ) D. Don. — C ) Jussieu. — (") Bartling.— 



(^) Arnott. 



Chenopodiacece include Scleranthacese-amarantaceae-tchenopodiacese. 



Chondraceie include Florideae-thaumasiecC-gastrocarpcEC. 



Cunoniacew include Caucraceae-cunoniacese. 



Diatomacese include Cymbelleae-styllaries-fragillariese-desmideae. 



Digitalaceae include (f ) Verbascese-(t)digitaleie-salpiglosside3e. 



Fucaceae include [ Lichineae-fucoidese-lamiuariese-sporochnoidese-chordarieae-dic- 

 tyoteie-furcellariea;-spongiocarpeBe). 



Moracese include [Moreae-ficeae-dorstenieae-daphnitide8e-artocarpe8e-(pourouine8e)- 

 chlorophoreae]. 



Nostocaceae include Nostochine3e-rivulariese-(batr3cho8permese). 



Ph;. tolaccacese include Tetragoniaceae-phjtolaccacese-petiveriaceae. 



Spiraeaceae include Spiraeae-quillaiae-(neillieae''). 



Ulvacese include Caulerpeae-ulvacea;-(siphoneae-lem3nieae). 



Urticaceae include [(IMisandre8e^-(cecropiei!e)-elatosteme!e-urere8e-boehmerie3e- 

 parietariese-forikahlesej. 



