2 DICOTYLEDONS. 



TX. Capparidace^. Herbs shrubs or trees. Leaves alternate, simple or muUifolio- 

 late ; stipules often aculeate. Petals 4. Stamens indefinite, rarely definite. Ovary often 

 stipitate. Albumen 0. 



X. MoRiNGACE^. Trees, with 2-3-piunate, alternate leaves. Stameus 5 or 1 0. Albu- 

 men 0. 



XI. RESEDACEiE. Herbs or shrubs. Leaves alternate, entire or divided. Stipules mi- 

 nute. Calyx 4-7-partite. Petals 2-7 or {Ochradenus) , lamina divided or entire. 



XII. ViOLACE^. Herbs shrubs or trees. Leaves alternate, stipulate. Petals 5. Sta- 

 mens 5. Connective produced beyond the anther-cells. 



XIII. BixiNEiE. Shrubs or trees. Leaves alternate, simple. Stipules or minute 

 (very rarely conspicuous). 



Cohort 1X1. Polygalinere. — Sepals 5, unequal or equal. Petals 5. Stamens 

 5-6 or S,free or monadelphous, hypogynous. Ovary 2-merons. 



XIV. PiTTOSPORE^. Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate, entire, exstipulate. Flowers 

 regular. 



XV. PoLYGALE^. Herbs or shrubs. Leaves alternate, entire, exstipulate. Flowers 

 irregular. 



Cohort IV. Caryophyllinese. — Sepals 2-4-5, free or connate. Petals 5, rarely 

 fewer or none, occasionally minute. Stamens 5-10 or oo, hypogynous. Ovary 1 -celled, with 

 free central or parietal (Frankeniacese) placentation, rarely septate more or less (Tamaris- 

 cinese). Albumen mealy. 



XVI. Franreniace^e. Low herbs, with opposite, simple leaves. Placentas parietal. 



XVII. Oaryophyllace^. Herbs often woody or wiry below. Leaves opposite, simple. 

 Flowers symmetrical. Stamens definite. Placenta free, central. 



XVIIT. Portulace^. Herbs or shrubs, usually succulent. Leaves alternate or oppo- 

 site. Sepals 2. Placenta basal or free central. 



XIX. Tamartscine-E. Shrubs, slenderly branched, with minute or rudimentary alternate 

 leaves. Sepals and petals each 4-6. 



Cohort V. Guttiferales. — Sepals 2-6 or more, imbricate. Petals as many, rarely 

 more. Stamens indefinite, hypogynous. Ovary usually syncarpous, with axile placentation 

 {parietal in Allanblackia). 



XX. Elatine^. Herbs or shrubs, with opposite simple leaves and small axillary her- 

 maphrodite flowers. Stamens definite. 



XXI. HYPERTciNEiE. Herbs shrubs or trees. Leaves opposite or rarely alternate, 

 simple, exstipulate. Flowers cymose, hermaphrodite. Stamens indefinite, often polyadel- 

 phous. 



XXII. GuTTiFER^. Trees or shrubs, usually abounding in a yellow or greenish resinous 

 juice. Leaves opposite, entire. Flowers usually dioecious or polygamous. Stamens inde- 

 finite, free or variously connate. 



XXIII. Ternstrcemiace^. Trees or shrubs, with alternate, simple leaves. Flowers 

 hermaphrodite. Stamens indefinite, free or connate at the base. 



XXIV. DiPTERocARPE^. Trces or climbing shrubs, with alternate, entire, penniveined 

 leaves. Flowers hermaphrodite. Calyx -lobes usually enlarged in fruit. 



Cohort VI. Malvales. — Sepals or calyx-lobes valvate. Petals as many as sepals 

 or none. Stamens monadelphous or free, hypogynous. Ovary syncarpous, with axile pla- 

 centation. 



XXV. MALVAcr.iE. Herbs shrubs or trees, with alternate leaves. Stamens monadel- 

 phous, with 1 -celled anthers. 



XXVI. Sterculiace^. Herbs shrubs or trees, with alternate leaves. Stamens mona- 

 delphous indefinite or definite, or free and definite, with or without alternating staminodia. 

 Anthers 2-celled. 



XXVII. TiLiACE^. Trees shrubs or herbs, with alternate leaves. Stamens indefinite, 

 free or shortly connate at the base. Anthers 2-celled. 



