A SYNOPSIS OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. 



with 2 or 3 (rarely 4 or 



5) cells or placeutje. . . . 



c. Capsule mostly -- 



celled : Ivs. connected 



by transverse lines 



or stipules 91. Loganiace.i:. 



cc. Capsule mostly 1-celled 

 with parietal pla- 

 centie : Ivs. not con- 

 nected as above n2. Gentianace.e. 



BB. Ovaries 2, usually becom- 

 ing follicles 



c. Anthers permanently 

 attached to a large 

 stigmatic body : pol- 

 len mostly in waxy 



masses 93. Asclepiadace.;e. 



cc. Anthers distinct or 

 merely connivent ; 

 pollen ordinary 94. APOCYNACEiE. 



Cohort 2. POLEMONiALEs. Corolla regular : stamens 

 as many as lobes of corolla ; Ivs. usually alternate. 



A. Pistil 3-merous : corolla 



lobes convolute 95. Polemoniace.e. 



AA. Pistil not 3-merous 



B. Corolla lobes imbricate, 

 or rarely convolute. . . . 

 c. Style usually deeply 2- 

 cut or even split into 

 2 distinct styles : cap- 

 sule 1-celled 2-valved 

 with 2 parietal or in- 

 troflexed placent,i> or 



sometimes 2-celled.. ..96. nYDBOPHYLLACE.E 

 CC. Style usually entire or 

 shortly 2-cut. rarely 

 otherwise : ovary 4- 

 ovuled usually 4-lobed 

 and maturing as 4 

 separate or separable 

 nutlets : or not lobed, 

 2^-ceIIed and sepa- 

 rating when ripe in- 

 to 2 or 4 nutlets. . . .97. BOKEAGINACE.E. 

 BE. Corolla limb more or less 

 plicate, or rarely im- 

 bricate 



c. Ovary 2- (sometimes 3- 

 or sp u r i o u sly 4-) 

 celled becoming a 

 globular. 4-6-seeded 

 capsule : embryo var- 

 iously plaited or 

 strongl.v incurred in 



scant or no albumen. OS. CoxvOLTCLACE.E. 

 cc. Ovary 2-celled (rarely 

 3-5-celledK with num- 

 erous ovules or axil- 

 lary placentfp. becom- 

 ing a pod or berrv : 

 embryo circular, spir- 

 al or straight in 

 fleshy albumen 99. Solanace.e. 



Cohort 3. Peh.sonale.s. Corolla usually irregular or 

 oblique: posterior stamen smaller than the others. 

 abortive or even absent : carpels oo -ovuled or of 2 

 ovules one above the other. 



A. Seeds usually albuminous ; 

 ovary perfectl.v 2-celled. 



placentae central 100. Scrophola- 



riace^e. 



aa. Seeds not albuminous 



B, Plants insectivorous 

 mostl.v aquatic or 

 marsh-like; ovary 1- 

 celled, globose. with 

 a central, basilar pla- 

 centa 101. Lextibula- 



EIACE.B. 



BB, Plants not insectivorous, 



land-loving 



c. Mostly large flowered 

 trees or tall climbing 

 shrubs : ovary some- 

 times 1-celled with 

 parietal placentje, 

 oftener 2-celled with 

 placentae adnate to 



septum : embryo hori- 

 zontal : radicle centri- 

 fugal 102, BiGNONIACEiE. 



cc. Mostly herbs or sub- 

 shrubs 



D. Ovary 1-celled with 

 parietal placentae 

 or imperfectly 2- 

 celled by the in- 

 trusion of placentae. 103, Gesnerace^. 

 DD. Ovary 1-celled with 

 parietal placentiB, 

 or 2-celled, rarely 

 4-c e 1 1 ed : calyx 

 rarely deeply part- 

 ed : endocarp of fr. 

 hardened about 



seeds 104, Pedaliace-e. 



DDD. Ovary 2-ceIled : calyx 

 often parted to 

 base : capsule locul- 

 icidally 2-valved, 

 valves opening elas- 

 tically from apex... 105. Acanthace.e. 



Cohort 4. Lamiales. Corolla usually irregular or 

 oblique : posterior stamen smaller than the others, usu- 

 ally aljortive or quite deficient : carpels with 2 ovules 

 placed side by side, or else 1-ovuIed. 



A. Radicle superior : Ivs. usual- 

 ly alternate 



B. Fls. axillary : trees or 



shrubs 106. Myoporace.'e. 



BB. Fls. in spilies or terminal 

 heads : heath-like suh- 

 shrubs or perennial 



herbs 107. Selaginace.e. 



AA. Radicle inferior : Ivs. usu- 

 ally opposite 



B. Ovary entire : fr. usually 



2- or 4- stoned 108. Veebenace,e. 



BB. Ovary 4-lobed or 4-grooy- 

 ed at apex : fr. usually 

 composed of 4 nutlets. ..109. Labiat.e. 



Anomalocs Family. Remarkable for its scarious 

 corolla : stamens alternate with corolla lobes and 

 as many as them, or fewer : ovary entire, 2-lobed. 



110. PLANTAGINACE.E. 



Subclass 3. Apetal.e or Monociilamvde.b 

 Corolla wanting (except in some Euphorhiaceie and 

 one genus of Phytolaccacejp) and sometimes also the 

 calyx. Perianth simple, the lobes or segments in 1 

 or 2 series, similar among themselves and usually 

 calyx-like, sometimes minute or wanting. 



Series 1. Crr.vEMBRVE.E. Albumen usually farin- 

 aceous, embryo curved, excentric, lateral or periph- 

 eral, rarel.v straightish. subcentral and narrow : 

 ovule solitary in the ovary or in each carpel or in 

 the Amarantaceae more than n few ovules erect in the 

 center of the cell : fls. hermaphrodite or in a few 

 genera unisexual or polygamous : petals very rarely 

 present : stamens as many as the perianth segments 

 or fewer, rarely more. 



a. Fr. the hardened or mem- 

 branous closed base of the 

 corolla-like perianth in- 

 closing a utricle 111. NVCTAGINACE-E. 



aa, Fr. a utricle : perianth 

 mostly persistent, small, 

 4-5-lobed or parted or 



none 



B, Perianth herbaceous, or 

 scarious at the margin, 

 persistent ; stamens per- 

 Igynous : style branches 

 or styles 2-3 : stipules 



scarious 112. It.LECEBKACE.iE. 



BB, Perianth dr.v, not herb- 

 aceous, raised on a 

 stipe with a bract and 2 

 bractlets : stamens hy- 

 pogynous or perigyn- 

 ous : filaments connate 

 at base : style simple or 



2-3-fld. : stipules 113. AMABANTACE.J:. 



BOB, Perianth lobes or seg- 

 ments membranous or 

 herbaceous : stamens 



