xiv SYNOPSIS OF THE NATURAL ORDERS. 



15. HYPERICINEJE. Flowers regular. Sepals and petals 5 each. Sta- 

 mens many, united in bundles. Chary more or less completely 3-5-celled, 

 cells many-ovuled ; styles 3 -5. Seeds exalbuminous. Herbs or shrubs; 

 leaves opposite, often gland-dotted, exstipulate ; flowers often showy, 

 yellow, (p. 71.) 



16. MALVACEAE. Flowers regular. Sepals 5, valvate, persistent. Petals 

 5, twisted in bud, adnate to the staminal tube. Stamens monadelphous ; 

 anthers 1-celled. Ovary many-celled, cells 1-ovuled (in British genera). 

 Albumen scanty or ; embryo crumpled. Herbs or shrubs ; leaves 

 alternate, stipulate ; flowers often showy, (p. 74.) 



17. TILIACE^. Flowers regular. Sepals 5, valvate, deciduous. Petals 5. 

 Stamens indefinite ; anthers 2-celled. 0mri/2-10-celled ; cells 2-ovuled ; 

 style 1. Seeds albuminous. Trees; leaves alternate, stipulate; flowers 

 not showy, (p. 76.) 



18. LINE^. Flowers regular. Sepals 4-5. Petals 4-5, convolute in 

 bud. Stamens usually 4-5. Ovary 3-5- (-10-) celled, cells 1-2-ovuled ; 

 styles 3-5. Seeds albuminous. Herbs ; leaves opposite or alternate, 

 narrow, quite entire, exstipulate ; flowers usually showy, (p. 77. ) 



19. GERANIACE^E. Flowers regular or not. Sepals 3-5. Petals 3-5, 

 imbricate in bud. Stamens definite. Ovary 3-5-lobed and -celled ; cells 

 1 -many-ovuled ; styles 1 or more. Albumen scanty or ; cotyledons 

 plaited or convolute. Herbs ; leaves opposite or alternate, usually stipu- 

 late ; flowers often showy, (p. 79. ) 



20. ILICINE^B. Flowers regular. Sepals 4-5. Petals 4-5, often con- 

 nate, imbricate in bud. Stamens 4-5. Ovary 3-5-celled, cells 1-2-ovuled. 

 Seeds albuminous. Shrubs ; leaves evergreen, alternate, exstipulate ; 

 flowers small, (p. 85.) 



21. EMPETRACE.E. Flowers regular, dioecious. Sepals 3. Petals 3, 

 imbricate in bud. Stamens 3. Ovary 3-9-celled, cells 1-ovuled. Seeds 

 albuminous. Small shrubs ; leaves evergreen, alternate, exstipulate ; 

 flowers inconspicuous, (p. 86. ) 



SUB-DIVISION II. Calyciflorae. Stamens inserted on the calyx or disk 

 (perigyuous or epigynous). See also the exceptional Thalamiflorce. 



Exceptions. Stamens hypogynous in 27 SAXIFRAGES (3 Pdrnassia), and in 29 

 DROSERACE^B ; epipetalous in some 28 CRASSULACEJE ; almost hypogynous 

 in some 25 LEGUMINOS^J. 



* Ovary superior (except some 26 Eosacese and 27 Saxifragese). Stamens 

 periyynous. 



22. CELA8TRINE&. Flowers regular. Calyx 4-5-lobed, and petals 4-5, 

 both imbricate in bud. Stamens 4-5, inserted on the disk. Ovary 3-5- 

 celled, cells with 2 erect ovules. Seeds arillate ; cotyledons foliaceous. 

 Trees or shrubs ; leaves various ; flowers small, (p. 87.) . 



23. RHAMNE^E. Flowers regular. Calyx 4-5-lobed, valvate in bud. 

 Petals 4-5, minute. Stamens 1 opposite each petal, inserted on the calyx- 

 tube at the edge of the disk. Ovary 3-celled ; ovule 1, erect in each cell. 



