_ 76 - NATURAL ORDERS. 



PALM/E. 1 'alms. Leaves large, alternate, and divided. Inflorescence racemose. 

 Flowers unisexual, hypogynous. Floral formulae P 3 -f- 3, A 3 + 3, or P 3 -j- 3, G (3). 

 Fruit a berry or drupe. 



140. External Features. Sketch a date-palm, showing the shape of the leaves and 

 position of the inflorescence. 



141. Flower. Isolate and draw examples of male and female flowers, and then 

 construct floral diagrams of them. 



142. Fruit. Out open and draw the berries provided. Also examine the demonstra- 

 tion specimen of a drupe (coconut). 



