ANTHOPIIYTA 371 



Family 236. Rhainnaccac. Bucktliorns. Erect trees 

 and shrubs. — Rhainnus, Ceanothus, 

 Colletia. 



Family 237. Vitaceae. Grapes Woody climbers. — 

 Vitis, Parthenocissus, Ampelopsis. 



Family 238. Celastraceae; 239, Buxaceae; 240, Aquil- 

 foliaceae; 291, Cyrillaceae; 242, Penta- 

 phyllaceae; 243, Corynocarpaceae; 244, 

 Hippocrateaceae; 245, Stackhousi- 

 aceae; 246, Staphyleaceae; 247, Geis- 

 solomataceae; 248, Penaeaceae; 249, 

 Oliniaceae; 250, Thymelaeaceae; 251, 

 Hernandiaceae; 252, Elacagnaceae; 

 253, Myzodendraceac; 254, Santala- 

 ceae; 255, Opiliaceae; 256, Grub- 

 biaceae; 257, Olacaceae. 



Family 258. Loranthaceae. Mistletoes. Parasitic 

 herbs or shrubs with opposite or 

 alternate leaves; flowers perfect or 

 diclinous, apetalous; pistil 1-celled, 

 inferior. — Loranthus, Viscum, Phor- 

 adendron, Razoumofskya. 



Family 259. Balanophoraceae. 

 Order Sapindales. Flowers mostly regular, disk tumid 

 (or wanting) ; pistil 1 to several-celled, 

 sometimes inferior; ovules 1 to 2. 



Family 260. Sapindaceae. Mostly tropical trees and 

 shrubs, with alternate leaver, and 

 regular flowers. — Sapindus, Koelreu- 

 teria. 



Family 261. Hippocastanaceae. Buckej'es. Trees 

 and shrubs with opposite, palmate 

 leaves, and large, irregular flowers; 

 pistil superior. — Aesculus. 



Family 262. Aceraceae. Maples. Trees and shrubs 

 with opposite, palmate or pinnate 

 leaves, and small, regular flowers; 

 pistil superior. — Acer. 



Family 263. Sabiaceae; 264, Icacinaceae; 265, Meli- 

 anthaceae; 266, Empetraccue; 267, 

 Coriariaceae. 



