A SYNOPSIS OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. 



hypogynous or perigy- 

 noiis : stamens nearly al- 

 ways free; style simple 

 or 2-3-lobetl or styles 



2-5 : stipules 114. Chexopodiace^. 



AAA. Fv. composed of several 

 carpels which are crowd- 

 ed or connate in a ring: 

 styles simple: stamens 

 hypogynous ; p(M-ianth 



herbaceous or coriaceous, 

 rarely membranous, per- 

 sisting entire in the fruit 



nr deciduous. 115. Phytolaccace-e. 



AAAA. Fr. an akene triangular 

 or lens-shaped : perianth 

 herbaceous, membran- 

 ous or colored, rarely 

 adherent to base of 

 ovary : style branches or 

 styles 2-3 110. Polygoxace.t:. 



Series 2. Multiovulate.e Terrestres. Terres- 

 trial herbs or shrubs, often climbers: ovary syncar- 

 pous : ovules in each cell or placenta numerous. 

 A. Fls. dicecious : ovary su- 

 perior : Ivs. bear tendrils : 



pitcher plants 117. Nepexthace.e, 



AA. FIs. hermaphrodite : ovary 

 inferior : Ivs. do not bear 

 tendrils or pitchers 118. Aristolochia- 



CE.E. 



Series 3. Micrembrte.e. Ovary syncarpous. mono- 

 carpous or apocarpous; ovules in each carpel solitary, 

 rarely 2 or few : albumen copious, fleshy or mealy ; 

 embryo minute. 



A. Ovary syncarpous, 1- or few- 

 ovuled : styles or stigmas 

 2—4, rarely coalesced into 

 a cushion-shaped stigma.. 119. Piperace^. 

 AA. Ovary carpels solitary or 

 several, distinct and 1- 

 ovuled : stigmas as many 

 as carpels, simple and 



usually oblique 



B. Perianth 0, or adnate to 

 ovary : stamens 1-3 : 

 ovule pendulous, or- 



thopterous 120. Chloranthace^ 



BB. Perianth calyx-like 



c. Carpel, solitary : fls. 

 unisexual : perianth 

 3-lobed, rarely 2 or 4- 

 lobed : stamens mona- 

 delphous in bottom of 

 perianth : ovule erect, 



anatropous. Woody. . 121. Myristicace^:. 

 cc. Carpels several : fls. 

 hermaphrodite or uni- 

 sexual : perianth 

 c a I y x-I i k e. 2-x) - 

 toothed or 1 o b e d, 

 bearing the stamen- 

 tube on its inner face : 

 ovule erect or pen- 

 dulous, usually an- 

 atropous. Woody. . ..122. Mommiace^. 



Series 4. Daphne.e. Ovary monocarpous. rarely 

 syncarpous with 2-4 cells; oviiles in the ovary or iii 

 each cell solitary or twin and side by side, rarely a 

 few pairs superposed. 



A. Radicle superior : ovules 



pendulous 



B. Anthers dehiscing by 

 uplifted valves, rarely 

 laterally dehiscent : per- 

 ianth lobes 6 or 4, in 2 

 series: ovary 1-celled : 

 ovule solitary. Woody. 123. Laurace.e. 

 BB. Anthers normal : per- 

 ianth lobes 4-5, imbri- 

 cate: ovary 1— 2-celled : 

 ovule solitary. M'oody. .124 ThymeleacE-E. 



AA. Radicle inferior 



B. Perianth lobes 4, val- 

 vate: stamens as many 



and opposite : ovule 



erect or pendulous 125. Proteace.e. 



BB. Perianth constricted 

 above ovary, persistent 

 at base, deciduous 

 above, lobes 2 or 4 : 

 stamens twice as many 

 as the lobes, alternate 

 and opposite : ovule 

 erect. Woody 126. Eleagxace.e. 



Series 5. Achlam ydospore.e. Ovary 1-celled, 

 cells 1-3-ovuled, cell and ovules often inconspicuous 

 before anthesis : albumen of seed without a coat, 

 either free in the pericarp or attached to its walls: 

 mostly parasitic. 127. Loranthace.e. 



Series 6. Uxisexuales. FIs. unisexual : ovai-y 

 syncarpous or monocarpous : ovules solitary or in 

 pairs side by side in the ovary or in each cell : trees 

 or shrubs, rarely herbs. 



A. Ovary 1-celled. 



B. Ovule solitary 



c. Radicle inferior : fls. of 

 both sexes in globose 

 heads : s t a m e ns in 

 male heads and 

 ovaries in female 

 heads crowded very 

 densely on a central 

 receptacle. Woody.. 128. Platanace^. 



CC. Radicle superior 



D. The male perianth 

 free from the 

 bract : stamens as 

 many as its lobes 

 and opposite or by 

 a b o r t i on fewer, 

 rarely numerous.. .129. URTICACE.E. 

 DD. The perianth want- 

 ing, sometimes 

 grown to the bract 

 i n Juglandacere : 

 stamensoo , often 

 2 in Myricacea*. . . 

 E. Lvs. pinnate : male 

 fls. in catkins. 



Woody 130. Jt'GLANDACE^. 



ee. Lvs. simple ; male 

 inflorescence spi- 

 oate, subamenta- 

 ceous. Woody. . . 131. 

 BB. Ovules 2 : male inflores- 

 cence spicate : stamen 



1. Woody 132. 



AA. Ovary 2-3-celled. rarely 



with more cells 



B. Albumen usually cop- 

 ious : fr. usuall.y sepa- 

 rating into 2-valved 

 berries, sometimes fleshy 

 and indehiscent, or vari- 

 ous : inflorescence var- 

 ious 133. EUPHORBIACE.E. 



BB. Albumen : fr. a nut : 

 male inflorescence 

 usually in catkins. 

 Woody 134. Cupulifer;b. 



Families. Somewhat re- 



Fls. in catkins : capsule 



2-4-vaIved. Woody 135. SalicacEvE. 



Fls. axillary or rarely in 



a terminal head : drupe 2- 

 00 -stoned, stones 1- 



seeded. Low shrubs 136. Empetrace.e. 



Class 2. Gymxosperms. Ovules naked upon a 

 scale, bract or disc; cotyledons 2 or more: fls. uni- 

 sexual. 



A. Lvs. or scales opposite, un- 

 divided : fls. in catkin- 

 like or interrupted 

 spikes : male perianth 

 membranous. 2-lobed ; 



female bladdery 137. Gxetace.e. 



AA. Lvs. undivided, reduced to 



Mykicace-e. 



CASUARINACEiE. 



