FIRST BRANCH OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. 



DICOTYLEDONS 



{Exoc]en(B V>C,.—AnthophytcE Ok. — Carpophytce Ok. — Exorhizea L. C. Rich. — Synorhizea L. C. 

 Rich. — Phyllollastcp. Reichb. — Acramphibrya Endl. — SyyiPchophyta Schleid ). 



Plants whose embryo has, with some rare exceptions, two 

 cotyledons, and whose stem generally consists of a distinct bark 

 and wood of concentric zones surrounding a central pith. 



