208 ALLIANCES OF PLANTS. 



Alliance l.Saxales. Carpels two, diverging. Seeds very 

 numerous with albumen. 



Anthers opening by pores. 1 1 4. Baueraceae. 



Polyandrous. 

 Leaves opposite. Stipules 115. Cunoniaceae . Astringent. 



between the petioles. 

 Leaves alternate . . 116. Saxifragaceae . Astringent. 



Alliance 3. Crassales. Carpels several. Seeds very numer- 

 ous with albumen. 



Succulent plants . . 117. Crassulaceae . Refrigerant, abster- 

 gent (Houseleek). 



Alliance 4. Balsamales. Abounding in balsamic juice. 



Leaves dotted. Carpels so- 1 1 8. Amyridaceae . Fragrant, resinous 



litary. (Gum Elemi}. 



Leaves not dotted . . 119. Anacardiacese . Resinous, poisonous 



( Cashew}. 



This group passes into Albuminosae by Rosacese and Ranunculaceae, and also by Caly- 

 canthaceae and Magnoliaceae ; and into Gynobaseosse by Florkea. It is probable that 

 the divisions into alliances require much re-examination ; but there can be no doubt about 

 the close relationship of all the orders comprehended in the group. An unpublished 

 genus of Cunoniaceae connects this group with Cinchonaceae in Epigynous Monopetalae. 



It is obvious from the notes appended to each of the foregoing groups, that their 

 mutual relations may be expressed as follows : 



1. Albuminosae pass into Epigynosae through Eupomatia. 



2. Epigynosae Parietosae Passiflora. 



3. Parietosae Calycosae Turnera. 



4. Calycosae Syncarposae - Hugoniaceae. 



5. Syncarposae Gynobaseosae Luvunga. 



6. Gynobaseosse Apocarposae Florkea. [thaww. 



7. Apocarposae Albuminosae Ranunculaceae and Calycan- 

 Their true relations will therefore be better expressed as follows : 



Albuminosae .... Apocarposae. 

 Epigynosae Gynobaseosrc 



Parietosae . . . Calycosae . . . Syncarposae. 

 This subclass is otherwise allied as follows : 



With Incompletae through Rhamnales to Daphnales. 



Euphorbiaceag Empetracse. 



Loranthaceae ProteaceaB. 



? Myristicaceae Lauraceae. 



With Monopetalae through Guttiferae Ebenaceae. 



Umbelliferae Galiaceae and Caprifoliaceje, 

 Rhamnaceae Myrsinaceae. 

 Rutaceae Ericaceae. 



Cunoniaceae Cinchonaceae. 

 Melastomaceae Gentianacea? 

 >V ith Endogenae through Ranunculacea; Alismaceae. 



Nymphaeaceae Hydrocharacece. 



