OF BRITISH PLANTS. 423 



Order XXXIX. AEALIACE^E. 



Calyx with, the tube adherent to the ovary, four- or five-toothed. 

 Petals four, five, ten, or none. Stamens equal in number to the 

 petals and alternate with them, or twice as many, on the margin of 

 an epigynous disk. Ovary with two or more cells, styles as many 

 as the cells. Fruit fleshy or dry, of several cells, each with one 

 pendulous seed. 



1. Adoxa, 182, 190. 2. Hedera, 111, 134. 



Order XL. CORNEJE. 



Sepals four, more or less united. Petals four, broad at the base, 

 inserted at the top of the calyx-tube. Stamens four, inserted with 

 the petals. Ovary two-celled, style filiform. Fruit a drupe, with, 

 thick hard endocarp. Seeds solitary, pendulous. 



1. Cornus, 96, 103. 



Section III. COROLLIFLOR^:. 



Corolla monopetalous, bearing the stamens. 



Order XLI. LORANTHACE^E. 



Calyx adnate to the ovary, with two bracteas at the base, its 

 limb entire or lobed. Corolla of four or eight united petals. 

 Stamens as many as the petals, and opposite to them. Ovary one- 

 celled, with one erect ovule, style filiform or none, stigma capitate. 

 Fruit succulent. 



1. Viscum, 367, 378. 



Order XLII. CAPRIFOLIACE^E. 



Calyx adnate to the ovary, usually bracteated at the base, its 

 limb four- or five-lobed. Corolla four- or five- cleft, regular or irre- 

 gular. Stamens four or five, alternate with the lobes of the corolla. 

 Ovary with from three to five cells, each cell with one or more 

 pendulous ovules ; stigmas from one to three. Fruit usually a 

 berry, one- or many- celled. 



1. Sambucus, 114, 158. 3. Lonicera, 111, 132. 



2. Viburnum, 114, 157. 4. Linnsea, 242, 261. 



Order XLIII. RUBIACE^E. 



Calyx adnate to the ovary, entire, or with four, five, or six teeth. 

 Corolla regular, with four, five, or six lobes. Stamens four or five, 

 alternate with the lobes of the corolla. Ovary with one or two 

 cells and solitary erect ovules, style often bifid, with two stigmas. 

 Fruit indehiscent, with two cells, each with one seed. 



1. Sherardia, 96, 98. 3. Galium, 96, 98. 



2. Asperula, 96, 98. 4. Rubia, 96, 101. 



Order XLIV. VALERIANE^. 



Calyx adnate to the ovary, with the limb toothed or furnished 

 with downy filaments. Corolla tubular, with three, four, or five 



