DICOTVLEDOXS. r^j 



2. Rutaceae, 



a. Rutea', 



b. Diosineae, 



c. Xanthoxylacex, 



d. Simarubeae, 



3. Ochnaceae. 



Order 7. Gruinales. 

 Families; i. Balsaminea;, 



2. Limnanthacese, 



3. Linacea^, 



4. Oxalideae, 



5. Geraniaceee, 



6. Zygophyllaceap. 



Order 8. Columnifera©- 



Families: i. Sterculiacea?. 



2. Biittneriaceae, 



3. Tiliaceae, 



4. Malvaceae. 



Order 9. Tricoccse^ 



Families: i, Euphorbiaceae, 



a. Euphorbieae, 



b. Acalypheae, 

 2. Phyllanthaceae ; 



a. Phyllantheap, 



b. Buxineae. 



D, Cetitrosperma. Corolla usually wanting [except in Fam. 6] ; stamens fewer 

 or more often more than tlie sepals, in the last case generally double as many 

 (4 or 6) ; ovary usually superior and unilocular, with one or more basal often cam- 

 pylotropous ovules, less often multilocular with central placentation. 



Order 1. CaryophyllinesB, 



Families: i. Nyctagineae, 



2. Chenopodiaceae, 



3. Amaranthaceae, 



4. Phytolaccaceae, 



5. Portulacaces, 



6. Caryophylleae : 



a. Paronychieae, 



b. Sclerantheae, 



c. Alsineae, 



d. Sileneae. 



E. Discophorce. Ovary inferior (Order i) or half inferior or even superior, and 

 then (Order 2, Family 5) carpels distinct; carpels as many as or fewer than 

 sepals and petals (often two) ; when the ovary is inferior or half inferior a necta- 

 riferous disc usually occurs between the styles and the stamens; stamens equal 

 in number to sepals and petals (Order i) or twice as many, or even a still larger 

 number ; calyx-limb usually obsolete in Order i ; seed generally with copious 

 endosperm. _ 



1 The position of this order is doubtful. 



