FIRST BRANCH OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. 



DICOTYLEDONS 



(ExoffencB DC. — AnthophytcB Ok. — Carpophytfe Ok. — Exorliizece L. C. Rich. — Synorhizece L. C. 

 Rich. — Phyllohlastcp Reichb. — Acramphihrya Endl. — Synechophyta Schleid,). 



Plants whose embryo has, with some rare exceptions, two 

 cotyledons, and whose stem generally consists of a distinct bark 

 and wood of concentric zones surrounding a central pith. 



