ALLIANCES OF PLANTS. 



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GROUP i. 



Alliance 1. Ranales. Herbaceous plants, either apocarpous, 

 or with parietal placentae. 



Floral envelopes in threes 1. Ranunculacese 

 or fives. Sap transparent. 



Podophylleae 



Floral envelopes in twos or 2. Papaveraceac 

 fours. Sap usually milky Fumariese 



Embryo enclosed in a vitel- 3. Nymphseaceas 



lus. Floaters. Hydropeltideae. 



Ovaries concealed in a 4. Nelumbiaceae 

 fleshy receptacle. Float- 

 ers. 



Stamens perigynous . 5. Cephalotaceae. 



Acrid, poisonous 

 (Black Hellebore, 

 Aconite). 



Cathartic. 



Narcotic (JPoppy). 



Diaphoretic and 

 aperient. 



Slightly astringent. 



Wholesome. 



Alliance 2. Anonales. Apocarpous woody plants. 



Flowers unisexual, three- 6. Myristicaceae 

 lobed. Stamens colum- 

 nar. 



Leaves with stipules, with- 7. Magnoliaceae 

 out dots. 



Leaves with stipules and 8. Winteraceae 

 transparent dots. 



Flowers hermaphrodite, 9. Anonacese 



three-parted. Stamens 



usually distinct. 

 Leaves without stipules. 10. Dilleniaceae 



Flowers pentapetalous. 



Acrid, aromatic 

 (Nutmeg}. 



Bitter, tonic. 



Aromatic, stimu- 

 lant ( Winter's 

 Bark). 



Aromatic (Piper 

 (Ethiopicum). 



Astringent. 



Alliance 3. Umbettales. Flowers epigynous, arranged in um- 

 bels. Stems usually hollow. 



Carpels two 



11. Umbelliferae or Herb poisonous 



Apiaceae. 



Carpels more than two . 12. Araliaceae 



(Hemlock) ; some- 

 times stimulant 

 and eatable (Pars- 

 ley, Parsnip) ; 

 fruit aromatic 

 (Anise). 



Slightly stimulant 

 ( Ginseny). 



