IX LINN^EAN ARRANGEMENT OF THE GENERA. 



TAXUS. STERILE FL. consisting of peltate anthers in an ament ; anther- 

 cells 3 6 or more, inserted in the lobes of the connective, opening beneath. 

 FERTILE FL. solitary, with imbricate scales at the base. Seed nut-like, 

 seated in the disk which becomes a succulent cup. Conifer a, p. 341. 



CLASS XXL CRYPTOGAMIA. Stamens and Pistils not visible. 

 ORDER I. FILICES. 



This includes the Fern-like plants, being the Natural Orders Eguisitacete, 

 p. 454 ; Filices, p. 456 ; Lycopodiacece, p. 467 ; and Marstteacea, p. 470. 





