A SYNOPSIS OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. 



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121. myristicace.t:. 



Sole genus. 1. Mybistica. 



122. MONIMIACE.E. 



Perianth lobes 10-12 : sta- 

 mens numerous; filaments 

 glandular at base ; anther- 

 cells dehiscing in a 2-valv- 

 ed fashion by a longitudi- 

 nal crack 1. Peumcs. 



123. LAUUACE.E. 



A. Anthers 2-locellate, valves 

 laterallv dehiscent or 



quickly" deciduous 1. IlEBNANDIA. 



AA. Anthers extrorsely locel- 

 late, valves dehiscent up- 

 wards 



B. The whole perianth per- 

 sisting under the fruit, 

 appressed or slightly 

 spreading ; perianth 

 s o m e t imes deciduous 



from the base 2. Peesea. 



BB, The perianth segments at 

 length transversely 

 cut. leaving the fruit- 

 ing tube bell-shaped or 

 expanded and 6- 



toothed .3. Cinnamomom. 



BBB. The perianth segments de- 

 ciduous from the base, 

 leaving the fruiting 

 tube flattened out or 

 disc-shaped and entire 



or truncate 4. Camphoka. 



AAA. Anthers introrsely locel- 

 late ; valves dehiscing up- 

 wards 



B. Fls. in a short, lax 

 raceme, accompanied by 

 small and narrow 



bracts .'5. Sassafbas. 



BB. Fls. umbellate, capitate 

 or rarely solitary : um- 

 bels or heads before 

 anthesls Included In a 4 

 -6-bracted involucre. . . 

 c. Locellae of anther 4...G. U.mbelldlaeia. 



cc. Locellge 2 



D. stamens usually : 



fls. dioecious. .....7. Benzoin. 



DD. Stamens usually 12- 

 20 : fls. polygam- 

 ous 8. Laueus. 



124. tiiymel.t:ace.t:. 



a. stamens fewer than the cor- 

 olla lobes 1. PIMELEA. 



AA. Stamens twice as many as 



corolla lobes 



B. Disc or a very short 



ring 



c. Perianth tube cylindri- 

 cal ; limb spreading :2. Daphne. 

 cc. Perianth much swollen 

 above, obliquely 

 truncate, limb not 



spreading 3. DiECA. 



BE. Disc more or less lobed or 



oblique 



c. Fls. 5-merous : disc cup- 

 shaped 4. Dais. 



cc. Fls. 4-merous 



D. The disc annular : 



lobes very short. ..5. Edgewoethia. 

 DD. The disc 4eut or 2- 



cut 6. Wikstrcemia. 



125. proteace.t;. 



Series 1. Fr. an indehiscent nut or drupe : 

 usually solitary with a bract under each one. 



A. Fls. diceoious by abortion : 



regular 1. Leucadendeon. 



AA. Fls. hermaphrodite irregu- 

 lar 2. Protea. 



Series 2. Fr. follicular, capsular or rarely dehis- 

 cent and subdraceous : fls. usually in pairs along the 

 rachis with only one bract for each pair. 



A. Ovules 2 : collateral 



B. Fls. racemose or fascicled, 

 involucre none or in- 

 conspicuous : bracts de- 

 ciduous 



C. The ovules pendulous 



orthotropous 



D. Fr. scarcely or tardi- 

 ly dehiscent : peri- 

 carp thick, fleshy 

 or hard : seeds 

 with thick, often 

 unequal cotyle- 

 dons 



e. Perianth limb re- 

 curved 3. GEvniNA. 



ee. Perianth straight. . .4. Macadamia. 

 DD. Fr. follicular or ob- 

 liquely 2-valved : 

 seeds compressed ; 

 margined or wing. .5. Roupala. 

 cc. The ovules laterally af- 

 fixed or ascending. . . 

 D, Seeds with or with- 

 out a narrow w-ing. 6. Grevillea. 

 DD. Seeds samara-like, 

 wing oblong, ter- 

 minal 7. Hakea. 



BB. Fls. In dense spikes or 



lones 8. Banksia. 



AA. Ovules 4 or more 



B. Fls. umbellate: seeds 



winged below 9. Stenocaepds. 



BB. Fls. In dense racemes : 

 seeds samara-like, with 

 an oblong terminal 

 wing 10. Telopea. 



126. EL.53AGNACE.E. 



A. Lvs. alternate : stamens 4. 



B. Fls. hermaphrodite 1. EL.BAGNCS. 



BB. Fls. unisexual, usually 



dioecious 2. HippophaS. 



AA. Lvs. opposite: stamens 8. ..3. Shepheedia. 



127. LORANTIIACE.^. 



Anthers erect, 2-celled at 

 apex, longitudinally dehis- 

 cent 1. PnOEADENDROS. 



12S. platanace.t;. 



Sole genus 1. Platancs. 



120. URTICACE.TO. 



Nettle Tribe. 



MULBEERY TEIBB. 



A. Ovule erect, orthotropous. . 1 



A. Ovule pendulous 



B. Anthers reversed in the 

 bud, with Inflexed fila- 

 ments: iis. unisexual. . .2 

 BB. Anthers erect from the 



beginning 



c. Fls. unisexual. the 

 males or those of 

 either sex numerous 

 on a fleshy receptacle. 



rarely racemose 3. Beead Fecit 



T 

 cc. Fls. not borne upon a 

 a fleshy receptacle. 

 D. Fr. a small akene : 

 fls. dioecious, males 

 panicled, females 

 sessile 4. India.n He.mp 



