XXVI SYNOPSIS OF NATUKAL OKDEltS. 



regular, umbellate, or capitate. : Calyx adnate to ovary ; limb short. Petals 

 caducous. Seeds few ; embryo minute in fleshy albumen. 



43. Comacece, p. 250. Leaves entire, without stipules. Calyx adnate to 

 ovary. Fruit a berry or drupe, 1- or 2-celled, 1- or 2-seeded. Albumen fleshy; 

 cotyledons thin, foliaceous. 



II. Gamopetalse. Flowers with calyx and corolla, the latter gamo- 

 petalous. 



A. Ovary inferior. 



44. Caprifoliacece, p. 254. Leaves opposite, simple or pinnate. Fruit a 

 berry or drupe, 1- or many-seeded ; embryo minute in copious fleshy albumen. 



45. Rubiacece, p. 260. Leaves opposite or whorled ; stipules interpetiolar or 

 intrapetiolar. Stamens as many as corolla-lobes, alternating with them, and 

 inserted in the tube. Albumen fleshy or horny. 



[Gompositce. Leaves alternate or opposite. Flowers in involucrate heads. 

 Calyx-limb a pappus of scales, hairs, or bristles, rarely none. Stamens 5 ; an- 

 thers connate in a tube. Ovary 1-celled, with one erect ovule. Style of fer- 

 tile flowers 2-lobed. Vernonia, Blumea.] 



B. Ovary free (except Mcesa and Styracece). 



46. Ericacece, p. 279 {Andromeda, Rhododendron). Leaves alternate, simple, 

 without stipules. Anthers 2-celled, opening by terminal pores. Capsule 5-18- 

 celled, with numerous minute seeds. 



47. Myrsinece, p. 282. Leaves alternate, simple, without stipules. Calyx 

 free, rarely adhering to ovary. Fruit a fleshy or dry berry, or a drupe, 1- or 

 few-seeded. Seeds albuminous. 



48. Sapotacece, p. 288. Milky juice. Heartwood well defined, hard and 

 heavy. Leaves alternate, entire, usually coriaceous, without stipules. Flowers 

 bisexual. Stamens numerous, in 2-3 series, or as many as corolla-lobes, and 

 opposite to them, often alternating with staminodes. Fruit a 1- or few-seeded 

 berry ; testa hard, shining. 



49. Ebenacece, p. 294. Leaves alternate, rarely subopposite, entire, without 

 stipules. Flowers usually polygamous. Fruit a few-seeded berry. Albumen 

 cartilaginous. 



50. Styracece, p. 298 (Symplocos). Leaves alternate, simple, without stipules. 

 Calyx adnate to ovary. Fruit crowned by the calyx-lobes, 1-seeded. Embryo 

 in the axis of a fleshy albumen. 



51. Oleinece, p. 301. Leaves opposite, entire or pinnate ; no stipules. Sta- 

 mens 2. Ovary 2-celled. Seeds few. 



52. SalvadoracecB, p. 314. Leaves opposite, entire, with minute stipules. 

 Flowers small, regular, tetramerous. Stamens 4, alternating with corolla-lobes. 

 Ovary 2-celled. Fruit a 1-seeded berry. 



53. Loganiacece, p. 317 (Strychnos, Buddleia). Leaves opposite, connected 

 by interpetiolar stipules or a raised line. Flowers regular, 4-5-merous. Seeds 

 numerous, rarely few, albuminous. 



54. Apocynem, p. 319. Juice often milky. Leaves opposite or whorled. 

 Flowers regular, bisexual, pentamerous, pentandrous. Calyx divided to the 

 base. Corolla-lobes contorted in bud, throat hairy inside, or closed with scales. 

 Anthers free. Ovary of 2 distinct carpels, or 2-celled, rarely 1-celled. Seeds 

 numerous, often with a tuft of hairs. 



55. Asclejnadece, p. 329. Juice milky. Leaves opposite entire, without sti- 

 pules. Flowers regular, pentamerous, pentandrous. Calyx divided to the base. 



