viii CONSPECTUS OF THE ORDERS. 



LXXVI. Ericaceje. "Wiry undershrubs or arborescent. Anthers 2-celled, dehisc- 

 ing by terminal pores, sometimes prolonged into a longitudinal slit. Fruit capsular. 



Cohort XX. Primulalrs. Flowers regular. Stamens as many as corolla-lobes 

 and opposite to them. Ovary generally superior, 1 -celled ; placenta central, 



LXXVII. Plumbagixe^. Styles or style-branches 5. Ovule solitary. 



LXXVIII. Primulace;w. Herbs. Style undivided. Ovules 2-qo. Fruit 

 capsular. 



LXXIX. MfRSiNEiH. Shrubs or trees. Style undivided. Ovules 2-oo . Fruit 

 indehiscent. 



Cohort XXI. Ebenales. Flowers regular, hermaphrodite or unisexual. Stamens 

 as many as corolla-lobes and opposite to them or 2-3 times as many or more numer- 

 ous. Ovary 2-oo -celled. Ovules solitary or in pairs (in our species). 



LXXX. SapotacevIE. Flowers hermaphrodite. Stamens distinctly epipetalous, 

 usually with petiiloid staminodia. Radicle inferior. 



LXXXI. Ebenaceje. Flowers usually dioecious. Stamens inserted usually on 

 the base of the corolla. Eadicle superior. 



N.B. — Pages 1 to 32 were printed oflF with the previous volume (in 1871); this 

 explains the absence of some names since published. 



