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142 Burseraceae^^ : lu general characters, this family is quite close to 

 tlie Eutaeeai aud Simarubacese. But, if we take tlie presence of the resin-ducts 

 into consideratiou, \ve are forced to recognize that the same Hinited connection 

 exists between the Bm-seracea3 and the very remotely placed Pinaceae, as be- 

 tween the latter family and the Anacardiaceae. 



143 Meliaceae"^ •• In the presence of secretory ceUs, these bear some re- 

 semblance to the Sapindacepe. 



144 Malpighiaceae '^ : Ilelated to the Erythroxylaceae, also to the Zygo- 

 phyllacefe thi-ough the intermediate form of Nitraria (Zygoph.). SDmewhafc 

 comparable with the Sapindacese in fi-uit and habit. 



145 Trigoniaceae*^: Alhed to the Polygalaceae, Euphorbiacese, Hippo- 

 crateaceiP, Malpigiaeese, Sapindacese and Vochysiaceae. 



146 Vochysiaceae'^^ : This family is placed close to the Polygalacese by 

 Benth.-Hooker, but it is brought near the Oenotheracese by De CANDOLliE. 

 Also related to the Trigoniacese. 



147 Tremandraceae*^'* : Near Polygalaceae, StercuHaceae and Pifcfco- 

 sjjoraceae. 



148 Polygalaceae "^^ ■ Near the Leguminosse. 



149 Dichapetalaceae ''^ : So far as the sympetalous and zygomorphou3 

 flowei*s of some genera of the family are concerned, it should be assigned to 

 the Metaclilamydese. In other characters, the family shows the closest affinity 

 with the Euphorbiaceae. 



150 Euphorbiaceae"^ : As regards the structure of the gynseceum and 

 the seeds, this fanuly is, generally speaking, closely related to the famiHes of 

 the Geraniales. An undeniable resemblance is to be seen between the Euphor- 

 biaceae and the Menispermacese^"^ 



151 Callitrichaceae"^ : In the sfcracture of fruit and in the presenoe of 



1) 1. c. III.— 4, p. 233. • 2) Nat. Pfl.-fam. in.— 4, p. 266. 



3) 1. c. ni.— 4, p. 52. 4) 1. c. ni.-4, p. 311. 



5) I. c. 111.-4, p. 315. 6) Bbnth.-Hook. Gen. Plantaram I. p. 134. 



7) Nat. Pfl.-fam. III.— 4, p. 329. 8) 1. c. III.— 4, p. 347. 



9) 1. c. III.- 5, p. 13. 



10) DiELs, L. — Menisjjexmaceie, in das Pflanzenreich, IV. — 94, p. 41. 



11) 1. c. III.— 5, p. 122. 



