A SYNOPSIS OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. 



iuent ia the center of the 



ovary 



B. Albumen fleshy, rarely : 

 ovules solitary in cells : 

 sepals not glandular on 

 back : five glands usual- 

 ly adnate to staminal 



tube 30. LiNACE.E. 



BE. Albumen 0, or scant. . . . 



c. Calyx lobes, 5 all or 



mostly with 2 glands 



outside. Woody. ...31. JIalpighiace^. 

 cc. Calyx of 5 sepals rarely 

 fewer ; torus often 



with 5 glands 32. GERANIACE.E. 



AA. The disc present or in 

 Ochnacese the torus broad- 

 ens after anthesis : disc 

 usually fleshy in Zygo- 

 phyllacefB (33) : rarely ab- 

 sent between stamens of 

 RutacesE (34) : ring- or 

 cup- shaped in Burseracese 

 (38) : various in Melia- 

 cese (37) but usually a 

 ring. tube or sheath, 

 sometimes in the form of 



a stipe or cushion 



B. Ovary usually lobed, 

 sometimes merely an- 

 gled or grooved. Woody. 

 C. Anthers elongate. ...'.33. OCH.XACE^. 



CC. Anthers normal 



D. Foliage glandular- 

 dotted : ovules 2 in 

 a cell ; Ivs. mostly 



opposite 34. Rutace.e. 



DD. Foliage not glandu- 

 lar-dotted 



E. Ovules 2- 00 -in a 

 cell : ivs. usually 



opposite 35. Zygophyllace.e. 



EE. Ovule 1 in a cell : 

 Ivs. mostly alter- 

 nate. Woody. ..36. Simaeubace.e. 



BB. Ovary entire 



c. Stamens usually mona- 

 delphous. Mostly 



woody. 37. Meliace.e. 



cc. Stamens free. Woody. 3S. Burseeace^. 



Cohort 2. Olacales. Disc cup-shaped or ring- 

 shaped, free, or bearing the stamens and petals on 

 Its edge: gynoecium entire: ovules 1-3 in 1-celIed 

 ovaries, or 1-2 in each cell,, pendulous, raphe dorsal: 

 Ivs. simple. 



A. Petals or corolla lobes usu- 

 ally valvate. Woody. ...39. Olacace^. 

 AA. Petals or corolla lobes im- 

 bricate or convolute .... 

 B. Calyx .3-6-parted : fr. 

 drupaceous, slightly 

 fleshy, 3-18-stoned, 

 stones 1-seeded. Woody. 40. AquifoliacE/B. 

 BE. Calyx 5-parted : fr. small, 

 crustaceous or spongy : 

 2-4-celIed, 1-4-seeded. 

 Woody 41. Cyrillace.e. 



Cohort 3. Celasteales. Disc tumid, adnate to 

 calyx or covering its base : stamens inserted round the 

 disc or affixed to its margin : gynoecium usually en- 

 tire : ovules usually 2 in each cell, erect, raphe ven- 

 tral: Ivs. simple or rarely compound. 



A. Calyx valvate: petals small, 

 concave : stamens opposite 



petals. Woody 42. RHAMNACEiE. 



AA. Calyx imbricate 



B. Stamens alternate with 



petals: petals imbricate. 



c. Petals spreading : calyx 



small. Woody ...'..43. Celastrace^. 

 cc. Petals erect, often con- 

 nate : calyx tube hem- 

 ispherical 44. Stackhoosiace^e 



BE. stamens opposite petals : 

 petals valvate, dropping 



oft early 



c. Ovary 2-celled : cells 2- 

 ovuled : stamens free. 

 Wood.v 45. VITACE.E. 



CC. Ovary 3-6-celled : cells 

 1-ovuled : stamens 



and petals connate 

 with disc. Woody. . . 46. Leeace,e. 



Cohort 4. Sapindale.s. Disc various; stamens 

 variously inserted on disc : gyncecium entire, or more 

 often lobed, or subapocarpous : ovules commonly 1-2 in 

 each cell, ascending with ventral raphe, or reversed, or 

 solitary and pendulous from an ascending funicle, 

 rarely co horizontal : Ivs. pinnate, rarely simple or 

 digitate. 



A. Petals 0, or 3-3, rarely 

 more : stamens 8, rarely 



5-10 or otherwise 47. Sapindace.b. 



AA. Petals 3-7, rarely : sta- 

 mens usually twice as 

 many as petals. Woody. . 48. Anacardiace.h. 



Anomalous families, which should probably be con- 

 sidered genera of doubtful position. 



Disc ; sepals and petals 5 : stamens 10 : 

 carpels 5-10, distinct : ovule solitary, pendu- 

 lous, raphe dorsal. Approaches Thalamiflorac. 

 (Series 1.) 49. Coeiaeiace.e. 



Disc investing calyx tube : stamens 10. of which 

 5 have no anthers : ovary 1-celled. with 3 parie- 

 tal placent.ie : ovules oo. Approaches Calyci- 

 florae. (Series 3.) 50. Moring.ice.e. 



Series 3. Calyciflor.e. Calyx tube usually sur- 

 rounding ovary, or adnate to it : petals in 1 series, in- 

 serted on calyx tubes : stamens oo or definite, inserted 

 on calyx tube, or raoi*e commonly on the disc lining 

 the calyx tube : ovary often inclosed by calyx tube, or 

 inferior. Families 51-73. 



Cohort 1. Hosales, Carpels solitary or free or 

 united at base, sometimes at apex : styles distinct, 

 rarely united in a column and easily separated. 



A. Ovules aflixed to parietal 



placentae 51. Deoserace.e. 



AA. Ovules ascending or affixed 



by a central angle 



B. Albumen rare 



c. Fls. irregular or regu- 

 lar : stamens definite 

 or 00 : carpel 1. ex- 

 centric : ovules oo or 

 1-2, amphitropous or 



anatropous 52. LEGOMINOS.B. 



cc. Fls. generall.v regular : 

 stamens mostly cc ; 

 carpels oo or 1 : 

 ovules generally 2, 



anatropous. .IS. Rosacea. 



BE. Albumen usually copious 



or fleshv 



c. Stamens usually defi- 

 nite : carpels coalesced 

 or free at apex, some- 

 times wholly free. . . 54. Saxifragace.e. 

 CC. Stamens 1, petals, 1 or 

 2 series of stamens 

 and carpels usually 

 free and isomerous. . 55. CrassTjLACE.s:. 

 AAA. Ovules pendulous from 

 apex of cell, usually free 



or solitary 



E. Fls. with sepals and 

 petals various or : sta- 

 mens few or 00 : car- 

 pels 2. free at apex. 56. IIama5Ielidace.e. 

 BB. Fls. regular: calyx lobes, 

 petals and stamens is- 

 omerous : ovar.v syn- 

 carpous : ovules 1- x..5'. Brcniace.b. 

 BEE. Fls. small, usually in- 

 complete, 2~4-merous : 

 ovary 1-4-celled : st.vles 

 1-4, distinct 58. Oalor.^gace.e. 



Cohort 2. llYBTALE.s. Ovary syncarpous. inferior 

 or inclosed in calyx tube, usually divided into cells : 

 style undivided ovules 2- x in the cells. 



