290 COMPENDIUM OF GENERAL BOTANY. 



B. Phanerogam*. 



I. DIVISION : GYMNOSPERM^E. 

 II. " ANGIOSPERM^;. 

 /. Class: Monocotylece. 



1. Series : Liliiflorae ; 2. series : Enantio- 

 blastse ; 3. series : Spadiciflorse ; 4. series : 

 Glumiflorae ; 5. series: Scitarnineae; 6. series: 

 Gynandrae ; 7. series : Helobiae. 

 II. Class: Dicotylece. 



I. Subclass : Choripetalae. 



1. Series : Amentaceae ; 2. series : Urticinae ; 

 3. series : Polygoninae ; 4. series : Centro 

 spermae ; 5. series : Polycarpicae ; 6. series : 

 B/hoeadinae ; 7. series : Cistiflorae ; 8. series : 

 Columniferae ; 9. series : Gruinales ; 10. se- 

 ries : Terebinthinae ; 11. series : ^Esculinae ; 

 12. series: Frangulinae ; 13. series: Tricoc- 

 cae ; 14. series : Umbelliflorae ; 15. series : 

 Saxifraginse ; 16. series : Opuntinse ; 17. se- 

 ries : Passiflorinse ; 18. series : Myrtiflorse ; 

 19. series : Tliymelinae ; 20. series : Eosi- 

 florse ; 21. series : Leguminosae ; appendix : 

 Hysterophyta. 

 II. Subclass : Sympetalse. 



1. Series : Bicornes ; 2. series : Primulinse ; 

 3. series : Diospyrinae ; 4. series : Contorts ; 

 5. series : Tubiflorse ; 6. series : Labiati- 

 floraa ; 7. series : Campanulinse ; 8. series : 

 Kubiinae ; 9. series : Aggregate. 



ENGLEE 1 divides the monocotyledons into ten series. The 

 Palmce, Pandanales, Spathiflorce, and Synanthce are treated as 

 special series. He also subdivides the Choripetalce more than 

 does Eichler. Both authors almost agree in the arrangement 

 of the Sympetalce. Engler treats the Plantaginales as a distinct 

 series. 



Finally, we will refer to Nageli's system of classification. 

 This investigator was especially anxious to establish a natural 

 system, but he could not decide whether the monocotyledons or 



1 Guide to the Royal Botanical Garden of the University at Breslau, 1886. 



