NATURAL OBDER OF PLANTS. 191 



44. BHAMNAI-KS. Flowers monodichiamydeous ; carpels consolidated; placentae axilc; fruit e<ip- 



sular, berried, or drupaceous ; seeds definite ; embryo amygdaloid, with little or no albumen. 

 323 Gen. ; 1034 Sp. 

 Natural Orders 219. Penaeaceae, or Sarcocollads. 220. Aquilariacese, or Aqui.ariads. 



221. Ulmaceaj, or Elm worts. 222. Rhamnaceae, or Khamnads. 223. Chailletiaceae, or 



Chailletiads. 224. Hippocrateaceae,or Hippocruteads. 225. Celastraceae, or Spindle-trees. 



226. Stackhousiaceae, or Stackhousiads. 227. Sapotaceoe, or Sapotads. 228. Styracaceae, 



or Storaxworts. 



45. GENTIANALES. Flowers dichlamydeous, monopetalous ; placentae exile or parietal; embryo 



minute, or with the cotyledons much smaller than the radicle, lying in a large quantity 01 

 albumen. 221 Gen.; 1580 Sp. 



Natural Orders. 229. Ebenaceae, or Ebanads. 230. Aquifoliaceae, or Hollyworts. 

 231. Apocynacere, or Dogbanes. 232. Loganiacese, or Legoniads. 233. Diapensiaceae, or 

 Diapensia'ds. 234. Stilbaceae, or Stilbids. 235. Orobanchaceae, or Broomrapes. 236. Gen- 

 tianaceae, or Gentianworts. 



46. SOLAVAI.ES. Flowers dichlamydeous, monopetalous, symmetrical ; placentae axile ; fruit 2-3- 



celled ; embryo large, lying "in a small quantity of albumen. (Occasionally aehlamydeous or 

 polypetalous)'. 298 Gen. ; 2934 Sp. 



Natural Orders. 237. Oleaceae, or Oliveworts. 238. Solanaceae, or Nightshades. 

 239. Asclepiadaceae, or Asclepteds. 240. Cordiacese, or Sebestens. 241. Convolvulaceae, 

 or Bindweeds. 242. Cuscutaceae, or Dodders. 243. Polemoniaceae, or Phloxworts. 



47. CORTUSALES. Flowers dichlamydeous, monopetalous, symmetrical; placenta free, central; 



embryo lying among a large quantity of albumen. (Occasionally monochlamydeous, or poly- 

 petalous). 86 Gen. ; 880 Sp. 

 Natural Orders. 244. Hydrophyllacese, or Hydrophyls. 245. Plumbaginaceae, or 



Leadworts. 246. Plantaginaceae, or Ribworts. 247. Primulacea3, or Primworts. 248. 



Myrsinaceae, or Ardisiads. 



48. ECHIAI.ES. Flowers dichlamydeous, monopetalous, symmetrical, or un symmetrical ; fruit nuca- 



mentaceous, consisting of several one-seeded nuts, or of clusters of them, separate or separable ; 

 embryo large, with little or no albumen. (Very rarely hypogynous !) 280 Gen. ; 4158 Sp. 



Natural Orders. US. Jasminaceae, or Jasminworts. 250. Salvadoraceae, or Salva- 

 dorads. 251. Ehretiaceae, or Ehretiads. 252. Nolanaceae, or Nolanads. 253. Bora- 

 ginaceae, or Borageworts. 254. Brunoniacete, or Brunoniad?. 255. LamiaceaB, or Labiates. 

 256. Verbeuaceae, or Verbenes. 257. Myoporacese, or Myoporads. 258. Selaginaeeae, or 

 Selagids. 



49. BIGNONIALES. Flowers dichlamydeous, monopetalous, unsymmetrical ; fruit capsular or berried, 



with its carpels quite consolidated ; placentae axile, or parietal, or free central; embryo with 

 little or no albumen. 408 Gen. ; 3508 Sp. 



Natural Orders. 259. Pedalinceae, or Pedaliads. 260. Gesneraceae, or Gesnerworts. 

 261. Crescentiaceae, or Crescentiads. 262. Bignoniacese, or Bignoniads. 263. Acan- 

 thaceae, or Acanthads. 264. Scrophulariaceae, or Linariads. 265. Lentibulariaceae, 

 or Butterworta. 



SUB-CLASS IV. EPIGTNOUS EXOGENS. 



Flowers 2 > or 29' stamens growing to the side of either the calyx or corolla ; ovary inferior, or 



nearly so. 



50. CAMPANALES. Flowers dichlamydeous, monopetalous ; embryo with little or no albumen. 1102 



Gen.; 10491 ,Sp. 



Natural Orders. 266. Campanulaceae, or Bellworts. 267. Lobeliaceae, or Lobeliads. 208. 

 Goodeniacese, or Goodeniads. 269. Stylidiaceae, or Style-worts. 270. Valerianaceae, or 

 Valerianworts. 271. Dipsacaceae, or Teazleworts. 272. Calyceraceae, or Calycers. 273. 

 Asteraceae, or Composites. 



51. MTRTALES. Flowers dichlamydeous, polyprtalou" ; placentae axile ; embryo with littl or no 



albumen. (Occasionally monochlamydecus) . 253 Gen. ; 3340 Sp. 



Natural Orders. 274. Combretaceae. or Myrobalans. 275. Alangiacese, or Alan- 

 giads. 276. Chamselauciaceae, or Fringe Myrtles. 277. Haloragaceae, or Hippurids. 

 278. Onagraceae, or Onagrads. 279. Khizophoraceae, or Mangroves. 280. Belvisiaceae, 01 

 Napoleonworts. 281. Melastomaceoe, or Melastomads. 282. Myrtaceae, or Myrtleblooine 

 283. Lecythidaceae, or Lecytha. 



