13G SYNOPSIS OF THE NATURAL SYSTEM 



126 Stamens 4. Shrub evergreen, in soil. Buxus. - EUPHORBIACK.K. ('XXI 



126 Stamens 4. Parasite on trees, evergreen. ... 57 (LXX.) 



126 Stamens 8. Shrubs with scurfy leaves. ELEAGNACE.E. CXV. 



5. Orders of the Aglumaceous Eiidogens. 



127 Shrubs (climbing) 140 



127 Herbs. ... 128 



128 Perianth complete, of 6 parts (or 4, white), never on a spadix. . . . 132 

 128 Perianth complete, but obscured in a small roundish head. . . . 146 

 128 Perianth none or incomplete, mostly on a spadix. . . . 129 



129 Plants terrestrial (or on a thick scape). . . . 130 



129 Plants growing in water. ... 131 



130 Spadix with a spathe, or on ascape. ARACEJB. CXXXIV. 



130 Spadix? with no spatheaj^fcto a leafy stem. - - TVPHACEJE. CXXXVI 



131 Root floating in w.iter, plant on the surface. - - LEMNACE.E. CXXXV 



131 Root fixed in the rfl^^ftnt submersed. - NAIADACEJE. CXXX VII 

 132 Perianth adhering to t^H ^B^i n the perfect flowers). . . . 133 

 132 Perianth free from the dVHP. . 138 



133 Fls. mono3cious or dicKious. Aquatic. HYDROCHARIDACEJE. CXXXIX 



133 Flowers perfect. Plants terrestrial. . . . 134 

 134 Flowers irregular. . . . 135 

 134 Flowers regular. . . . 136 



135 Stamens 1 or 2, adhering to the pistil (gynandrous). ORCHIDACEJE. CXL 



135 Stamens 1, free from, the pistil. Indiana-hot. - - CANNACE^E. CXLIV 



135 Stamens 3, anthers extrorse. ------- IRIDACE.E. CXLIX 



136 Stamens 3 137 



136 Stamens 6. AMARYLLIDACEJE. CXLVI1 



137 Anthers introrse. Perianth woolly outside. HJEMODORACE^:. CXLVIIJ 



137 Anthers extrorse. Perianth smooth outside. - - IUIDACE.E. CXLIX 

 138 Petals and sepals similarly colored. ... 139 

 138 Petals arm sepals dissimilarly colored. . . . 145 



139 Styles and stigmas 3, distinct. ... 141 



139 Styles or sessile stigmas united into 1. ... 142 



140 Flowers in spikes or panicles. Capsule 3-cornered. - - DIOSCOREACEJE. CL. 

 140 Flowers in umbels. Berry globose. ) p,, , 



^ 141 Leaves net-veined, petiolate. Fruit a berry. ] " MILACACEJE. ULI. 



141 Leaves parallel-veined. Capsule 00-seeded. - - MELANTHACE^E. CLV. 



141 Lvs. rush-like. Fruit splitting into 1 or 2-seeded parts. ALISM. CXXXVIII. 

 142 Perianth colored, juicy and withering. . . . 143 

 14-2 Perianth dry, green ; or if colored, scarious. - - - - JUNCACEA.. CLVI. 



143 Flowers regular, hexand.-ous. . . . 144 



143 Flowers irregular or triandrous. Aquatic. - PONTIDERIACE.E. CLIV. 

 144 Perianth woolly or scurfy outsfcle, tubular. - - H.EMODORACEJE. CXL VIII. 

 144 Perianth smooth outside, mostly 6-parted. LILIACE^E. CLIII. 



145 Styles or stigmas' 3. Leaves net-veined. - - - - TRILLIACE^E. CLII. 



145 Style and stigma 1. Leaves parallel-veined. - COMMELINACE.E. CLVII. 



145 Styles many. Leaves somewhat net-veined. ALISMACEJE. CXXXVIII. 

 146 Petals conspicuous, yellow. --------- XYRIDACE^E. CLV III. 



146 Petals inconspicuous, white. -------- ERIOCAULONACE^E, CLIX. 



G. Orders of the- Glumaceous Endogeiis. 



147 Stems mostly solid. Sheaths of the leaves entire. - CYPERACEJE. CLX. 



147 Stems hollow. Sheaths split to the joints. - - - GRAMINEJS. CLX1 



7. Orders of the Cryptogamia. 



148 Plants consisting of woody and vascular tissue. . . . 149 

 148 Plants consisting of cellular tissue only. . . . 150 



149 Fruit terminal, cone-like. Leaves sheath-like. - - EQUISETACE.E. CLXII 

 149 Fruit axillary or in spikes. Leaves 1-veined. - LYCOPODIACE^E. CLXII1 

 149 Fruit borne on the veiny, often contracted leaves. - - FILICES. CLXIV 

 149 Fruit radical or nearly so, of two kinds. - - - - MARSILEACE.*:. CI.XV 



150 Leaves veinles. j , distinct from each other and from the axis. Musci. 



150 Leaves veiny, mostly confluent into one expansion. HEPATIC.E 

 151 Plants with no distinct axis of growth. . . . 152 

 151 Plants having a distinct ;ixis with whoried branches. CHARACETE. CLXVl 



152 Aerial, dry, crustaceous. on trees, rocks, &c. LICHENS. 



152 Aeri;il, succulent, often ephemeral, never green. FUNGI. 



152 Aquatic;, consisting of simple vesicles or lobed fronds A*<3M, 



