m 



vessels, iu tlie hairy covering, aud iu tlie structui-e of tlie stomata, it sliows 

 its relations to tlie Labiatge. Baillon plaoes this familj near the Solanaceae. 



Series XLIX. Ruhiales 



275 RiibiaC3Ee^^ : Certainlj closelj related to the CaprifoHaceae and also 

 to the Valeriauacefe, Dipsacaceae aud CompositcTe. But in the cruciate opposite 

 leaves, iu the capitate iuflorescence, aud iu the floral stiiictm^, tliis famil}- is 

 closelj alHed to the Coruaceae ; some of the Kubiacese are very near some of 

 the UmbeUifeKe iu the structure of the fniit. lu some particular cases, it 

 shows some connection with the Lc^aniacese and Bignoniaceae. 



27o Caprifoliaceae "^ : lutimatelj alhed to the Rubiaceae ; also ver j uear 

 the Comacese and to the Valerianacese. 



277 Adoxaceae"^^ : Somewhat comparable with the ArahaoeBe and Saxi- 

 fragacea^ Also with the CaprifoHacece. 



278 ValerianaceaB *^ : Verj uear the Dipsacaceae aud the Caprifohacese. 



279 Dipsacaceae^^ : Undoubtedlj related to the Valerianaceae, especiallj 

 to Triplostegia of the latter familj. Baillon pjints out the existeuce of some 

 resemblance between this familj and the Caljceracese. 



Series Ij. Cucurhitales 



280 Cucurbitaceae*^^ : Neai* the Passifloraceae, Caricaceae, Campanulaceae, 

 Loasacese and Begoniacese, as has been explained above. 



Series M. Campamilaioi 



281 Campanulaceae'^: This familj is related to the Goodeniaceae and 

 Candolleacese through the LobeHoideae. It also comes close to the Compositse 

 in the connatiou of the anthers, in the isostemonj, in the nearlj (with ex- 

 ceptions) epigj^nous insertion and iu the valvate sestivatiou of the oorolla-lobes. 

 Tlie iuflorescence of manj campanulaceous genera is similar to that of the 



1) 1. c. IV.-4, p. 13. 2) Nftt. Pfl.-fam. IV.-^, p. 160. 



3) 1. c. IV._4, p. 171. 4) 1. c. IV.— 4, p. 175. 



5) 1. c. IV.-4, p. 187. 6) Nat. Pfl.-fam. IV.— 5, p. 8. 



7) 1. c. IV.— 5, p. 47. 



