A SYNOPSIS OF THE PLANT KINGDOM 



liiagnuns :iro idt-alixiHl i-ross-soctions of the flowor, and show part icuUirlv tlic luiiiilxT of parts in each floral set and 

 tlicir exact (Hisition. both of which are very frequently of diagnostic importance. The illustrations have been 

 prepartHl by F. Schuyler Mathews under the direction of the writer. They were in part drawn from hfe, and 

 in part adaptixt froifi standard texts. The most frequent sources are Haillon, "Natural History of Plants"; 

 Kngler and Prantl. "Die Natiirlichen Ptlanzenfamilien;" Strasburger, Noll, Schenk and Karsten, "Text-Book of 

 IVitany"; Warming. "Systematic Botany." 

 The following is an oiithne of the vegetable kingdom as treated in the succeeding pages: 



Division 1 



rhallophyta. 

 Chuss I. Bacteria. 



II. Cvanophvcea;. 



III. Fiagellata. 



IV. Myxoniycetes. 

 V. Peridinea;. 



VI. ConjugatiB. 

 VII. Diatomea>. 

 VIII. Ileleroconta;. 

 IX. ChlorophyceiB. 

 X. Characea'. 

 XI. Pha'ophycea;. 

 XII. Hhodophycece. 



XIII. Phycomycetes. 



XIV. Eumycetes. 

 XV. Lichenes. 



Division II. Bryophyta. 

 Class I. Hepaticse. 

 II. Musci. 

 Division III. Pteridophyta. 

 Class 1. Filicina'. 



Sub-class I. EusporangiatEB. 

 Order 1. Ophioglossales. 



Familv ()])hioglossacea', page 7. 

 Order 2! Marat tialcs, 

 Family Marattiaceie, 7. 

 Sub-class II. Leptosporangiatie. 

 Order 3. p'ilicales. 



Family Hymenophyllaceffi, 8. 

 Cyatheaceie, 8. 

 Polypodiacea", 8. 

 Ceratopteridaceae, 8. 

 Schiza'acea, 9. 

 Gleicheniacea?, 9. 

 0.smundacea>, 9. 

 Order 4. Hydroptcridales. 

 Family Marsileacea', 9. 

 Salviniacea-, 10. 

 Class II. Equisetina-. 



Order b. Equisetales. 

 Family Equisetaccic, 10. 

 Class III. Lycopodiiue. 



Order 6. Lycopodialcs. 



Family Lycopodiacca', 10. 

 Order 7. Sclaginellales. 

 Family Sclagincllacea', 10. 

 Division W. Si)crmatoj)hyta or Siphonogamia 

 iierogamia). 

 Sub-division I. Gynmosperma;. 

 Order 8. Cycadales. 



P'amily Cycadacea;, 11. 

 Order 9. Oinkgoales. 



Family Oinkgoaeea', 11. 

 Order 10. Coniferales. 

 P'amily Taxacea^, 11. 

 Pinacea;, 12. 

 Order 11, Onetales. 

 Family (inetacea;, 12. 

 Sub-divLsion II. Angiospermae. 

 Class I. Monocotyledonea;. 

 Order 12. Pandanales. 

 Family Typhacea-, 13. 



Pandanacea,', 13. 

 Order 13. Helobia;. 

 Family Naiadacea;, 13. 



Aponogetonacese, 13. 



(Pha- 



F^imily Alismacea>, page 13. 

 Butomacea", 14. 

 Ilydrocharitaceae, 14. 

 Order 14. GJumiflora;. 

 Family Graminea;, 14. 

 Cyperaceie, 15. 

 Order 1."). Prineipes. 



Family PalmaceiE, 16. 

 Order 1(5. Synantha;. 



Family Cyclanthaceie, 17. 

 Order 17. Spathiflora-. 

 Family Aracex, 17. 



Leinnacexe, IS. 

 Order 18. FarinosiB. 



Family Bromeliacea;, 18. 



Commelinacea, 18. 

 Pontetleriacea>, 18. 

 Order 19. Liliflorie. 

 Family Juncacese, 19. 

 Liliacex, 19. 

 Amaryllidaceie, 20. 

 Taccacese, 20. 

 Dioscoriaceai, 20. 

 IridacetB, 21. 

 Order 20. Scitamineae. 

 Family Musaceae, 21. 



Zingiberacea;, 21. 

 Cannaceae, 22. 

 Marantaceic, 22. 

 Order 21. Microspermae. 

 Family Orchidaceic, 22. 

 Class II. Dicotyledoneae. 



Sub-class I. Archichlamydeae (Choripetalae and 

 Apetalae). 

 Order 22. Verticillales. 



Family Casuarinaccit, 23. 

 Order 23. Piperales. 

 Family Saururaceic, 23. 

 Piperacea>, 23. 

 Chloranthacea;, 24. 

 Order 24. Salicales. 



Family Salicacece, 24. 

 Order 'ih. Myricales. 



Family Myricaceie, 24. 

 Order 26. Juglandales. 



Family .Juglandaceae, 25. 

 Order 27. Fagales. 



Family Betulaceae, 25. 

 Fagaceae, 25. 

 Order 28. Urtieales. 

 Family IJlmaceEc, 25. 

 Moraceae, 26. 

 Urticacea, 26. 

 Order 29. Proteales. 



Family Proteacea-, 27. 

 Order 30. Santalales. 



Family Loranthaceae, 27. 

 Santalacea;, 27. 

 OlacaceaB, 27. 

 Order 31. Aristolochiales. 



Family Aristolochiaceae, 28. 

 Order 32. Polygonales. 



Family Pol.ygonacea>, 28. 

 Order 33. Cent rosperma^ 

 Family Chenopodiace;e, 29 

 Amarantacea', 29. 

 Nyctaginaceae, 29 

 Phytolaccacca', 30 



