» DlCOTl'LEDONS. 



IX. Cappatjide.e. Sepals 4. Petals 4. Stamens indefinite. Placentas 2. Albiuncn 0. 

 Herbaceous or woody. 



X. PiTTOSPORACE-E. Sepals, petals, and stamens isomerous (5 each). Placentas 2. 

 Shrub. 



XI. BiXAOEyE. Petals as many as sepals or none. Stamens indefinite. (Placentas 3 or 

 more.) Shrub. 



XII. V10LACE.E. Anthers 5, connected in a ring round the ovary. (Herb.) 



§ 3. Ovary syncari^ous. Placentas axile. 

 * Bisk none. Flower regular. Sepals imbricate. 



XIII. Caryophylle^. Stamens definite. Placenta free, central. Embryo curved. 

 Herb. Leaves opposite, entire. 



XIV. Hypeeicine^. Stamens indefinite. Flowers usually 5-merous. Leaves opposite. 



XV. GuTTiFERiE. Stamens indefinite. Sepals 2, 4, or 6. Trees or shrubs. Leaves op- 

 posite. 



XVI. Ternstrcemiace^. Stamens indefinite (except Pentapliylax). Petals often cohe- 

 ring at the base. Leaves alternate. Trees or shrubs. 



** Bisk none. Ilowers regiilar. Sepals valvate. 



XVII. Malvaceae. Stamens indefinite, monadelphous. Anthers 1-celled. 



XVIII. Sterculiace^. Stamens indefinite or definite, monadelphous. Anthers 2-celled, 

 adnate to the outside of the staminal column. 



XIX. BuETTXERiACE^. Stamens definite or rarely indefinite, monadelphous. Anthers 

 2-celled, terminal. 



XX. TiLiACE^. Stamens indefinite, free or polyadelphous. Anthers 2-celled, terminal. 



*** Bisk none. Floioers very irregular. 



XXI. PoLYGALACE/E. Stamens 8 or 4, monadelphous. 



**** Bisk or gynohasis prominent {except Olacacese). 



XXII. Sapindace.e. Petals imbricate. Stamens definite, inside or on the disk (except 

 Turpinia), often anisomerous. Pistil 3-merous. 



XXIII. Malpighiace.^;. Sepals with a conspicuous gland ontside one or more of them, 

 otherwise as in Sapindacece. Leaves opposite. 



XXIV. AuRANTiACE.E. Lcavcs dotted. Petals imbricate. Stamens twice as many or 

 more. Berry indehiscent. No albumen. 



XXV. Olacace.e. Petals valvate. Ovary l-ceUed at the top, with 3 pendulous ovules. 



XXVI. AmpeliDvE. Petals valvate. Ovary 2- to 6-ceIled, with erect ovules. Climbers 

 with tendrils. 



XXVII. Balsamtne^e. Flowers very irregular, spurred. Anthers 5, cohering round the 

 ovary. Herbs. 



XXVIII. OxalidExE. Petals contorted. Stamens 10. Ovary 5-angled or 5-lobed. Seeds 

 albuminous. Leaves compound. 



XXIX. RiiTACE^. Leaves dotted. Petals usually imbricate. Stamens as many or twice 

 as many. Ovary gynobasic or lobed. Seeds often albuminous. 



XXX. SiMARUBACE.E. Flowers unisexual. Petals valvate or imbricate. Ovary gynobasic 

 or lobed. No albumen. Woody and bitter. Leaves compound, not dotted. 



Subclass II. Calyciflorse. — Petals free. Stamens perigynous or epigynous, except in 

 a few abnormal genera. 



* Bisk conspicuous {except Aquifoliaceje), perigynous or hypogynous. Flowers small, 



regular. 



XXXI. Celastrace.e. Stamens alternate with the petals. Seeds albuminous. Leaves 

 undivided. 



XXXII. Aquifoliace.e. Petals often united, stamens alternate with them. Disk none. 

 Seeds albuminous. 



