COHORTS AND ORDERS. (BY THE EDITOR.) 1013 



VAGE 



celled ; stigmas 2-4 ; ovule 1, basal. Embryo 

 curved or spiral : albumen fleshy or floury or 

 0. Herbs, shrubs, or rarely trees ; leaves 

 various, exstipulate 637 



182. BASELLE^E. Sepals 5, 1-2-seriate, 

 green or coloured. Stamens 5, perigynous, 

 opposite the sepals ; anthers 2-celled. Ovary 

 1-celled ; stigmas usually 3 or 3-lobed ; ovule 

 1, basal. Embryo spiral; albumen floury. 

 Herbs,fleshy, often trailing ; leaves scattered, 

 rarely opposite, fleshy, exstipulate . . 640 



183. PARONYCHIE.E. Sepals 4-5, green or 

 white. Stamens 1-5, opposite the sepals, or 



PAOB 



0, perigynous or hypogynous, sometimes 

 alternating with petals or staminodes. Ovary 

 1-celled ; styles 2-3 ; ovule ], rarely 2, basal. 

 Embryo curved or annular ; albumen floury. 

 Herbs, rarely shrubby ; leaves opposite or 

 fascicled ; stipules scarious or . . . 042 



184. CYNOCRAMBE^:. Flowers monoacious. 

 Perianth $ of 2 juxtaposed leaflets; of ? 

 tubular, excentric, superior, 3 - lobulate. 

 Stamens oo ; anthers linear, versatile. Ovary 

 inferior; style simple ; ovule 1 , basal. Embryo 

 hooked ; albumen subcartilaginous. An 

 annual herb ; leaves opposite below, stipulate 645 



Cohort XXVIII. Laurales. Flowers usually unisexual. Perianth green or coloured, 

 usually regular. Ovary superior (inferior in G-yrocarpece), 1-celled; stigma 1; ovule 

 solitary. Embryo straight, albuminous or not. 



185. MONIMIACE^;. Flowers usually mo- 

 noecious, in a receptacular cup. Sepals 

 4-co , many-seriate, imbricate. Stamens 

 usually many, free, inserted on the cup; 

 anthers opening by slits or valves, alternating 

 with staminodes. Ovule pendulous, lateral 

 or basilar. Fruit a nut or drupe. Embryo 

 albuminous, cotyledons divaricate. Aromatic 

 trees or shrubs ; leaves exstipulate 



186. MYRISTICE^:. Flowers dioecious. 

 Perianth 2-4-tid, valvate. Stamens mona- 

 delphous ; anthers extrorse. Ovule basal, 

 erect. Seed with ruminate albumen ; cotyle- 

 dons divaricate ; radicle inferior. Aromatic 



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trees ; leaves alternate, exstipulate. (Should 



be placed next to Anonaceee) . . . 649 



187. LAURINEJE. Flowers $ or poly- 

 gamous. Perianth 4-9-fid, imbricate. Sta- 

 mens free ; anthers extrorse or introrse, 

 opening by valves. Ovule pendulous. Seed 

 exalbuminous ; radicle superior. Aromatic 

 trees ; rarely scentless twining leafless herbs ; 

 leaves alternate sub-opposite or whorled, 

 exstipulate ...... 652 



187a. GYROCARPE^E. Flowers of Laurinea, 

 but ovary inferior and cotyledons spirally 

 coiled round the plumule .... 654 



Cohort XXIX. Daplmales. Flowers usually hermaphrodite. Perianth green or 

 coloured, regular or irregular, often tubular. Ovary 1- rarely 2-celled, superior ; stigma 

 1 ; ovule usually solitary, pendulous or sub-erect. Albumen 0, rarely scanty ; embryo 

 straight. 



poly- 

 Sta- 



188. THYMELE^;. Flowers or 

 gamous. Perianth 4-5-fid, imbricate. 

 mens inserted on the tube. Ovary 1- rarely 

 2-celled ; style ventral or sub-terminal ; ovule 

 pendulous. Seed exalbuminous or nearly 

 so ; radicle superior. Shrubs or trees, rarely 

 herbs ; bark tough ; leaves opposite or 

 scattered, exstipulate 656 



189. HERNANDIE.E. Flowers monoecious. 

 Perianth 6-10-partite ; segments 2-seriate, 

 valvate. Stamens 3-4 ; anthers opening by 

 a deciduous valve. Ovary 1-celled ; style 

 terminal ; ovule pendulous. Seed exal- 

 buminous ; radicle superior. Trees ; leaves 

 scattered, exstipulate 658 



190. ELJEAGNE^E. Flowers $ or diclinous/ 

 Perianth tubular or 4-6-fid or -partite, im- 

 bricate or valvate. Stamens perigynous or 

 inserted on the perianth-tube, free. Ovary 

 1-celled ; ovule sub-basal. Seed with scanty 

 albumen ; radicle inferior. Shrubs or trees 

 with silvery scales ; leaves alternate or oppo- 

 site, exstipulate . . . . . . 659 



191. PROTEACE^;. Flowers usually 

 Perianth of 4 usually spathulate, free or 

 partially free, valvate orsub-valvate segments. 

 Anthers inserted on the perianth-segments. 

 Ovary 1-celled ; ovules 1-co . Seed exal- 

 buminous ; radicle inferior. Shrubs or trees ; 

 leaves rarely opposite, exstipulate . . 601 



