KEY TO NATURAL ORDERS. vH 



the Rtyle. Calyx or reduced to a pappus of baira, scales or bristles. 

 Ovary 1 -celled, 1-ovuled. 



51. GoodcnovUce. — Herbs or shrubs, rarely trees. Leaves alternate. 

 Stipules 0. Stamens 5, free or connate in a ring. Ovary 1-2-celled. 

 Seeds albuminous. 



B. Ovary free (hypogyuous gamopefalai). 



52. Myrsina;. — Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate. Stipules 0. 

 Stamens as many as lobes of the corolla. Fruit fleshy or hard, usually 

 induhiscent. 1 or few seeded. 



53. Sapotacece. — Trees or shrubs, usually with milky juice. Leaves 

 simple, alternate. Stipules 0. Stamens as many as corolla-lobes or in 

 2-8-series. Ovary 2 or more celled. Fruit l-i'uw seeded. 



54. Ebenacece — Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate, entire. No 

 stipules. Flowers often dicecious. Anthers inti'orse. Fruit a berry. 

 Seeds albuminous. 



155. StyracecE. — Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate, simple. Stamens 

 often indefinite. Ovary more or less inferior. Fruit 1-seeded. Albumen 

 fleshy. 



5G. Oleacece. — Trees or shrubs, often scandent. Leaves opposite, 

 entire or pinnate. Stipules 0. Stamens 2. Ovary 2-celled. Seeds 

 with or without albumen. 



57. Salvadoracece. — Trees or shrubs. Leaves opposite, entire. Stipules 

 minute. Stamens 4. Ovary 2-celled. Fruit a 1-seeded berry. 



68. Apocynacece. — Trees, shrubs or herbs, with often milky juice- 

 Leaves opposite or whorled. Stamens 5, free. Fruit of 1-2-follicles, 

 drupes or berries. Seeds often plumose. 



69. Asclefiiadece. — Shrubs or herbs, often climbing and with milky 

 juice. Leaves opposite, entire. Stipules 0. Anthers connate round the 

 stigma. Pollen in 1-2-waxy masses in each anther-cell. Fruit of 2 

 follicles. Seeds usually winged or plumose. Albumen copious. 



60. Loganiacece. — Trees, shrubs or herbs. Leaves opposite, simple. 

 Flowers regular, 4-5-merous. Ovary free, 2-celled. Albumen copious. 



61. Borar/inece. — Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate. Stipules 0. 

 Inflorescence cymose. Flowers 4-5-merous. Ovary 2-4-celled, often 

 2-4-lobed. Fruit a drupe or dry, and separating into 2-4-nuts. 



62. Convolvulacece. — Herbs or shrubs, often climbing. Leaves alter- 

 nate. Stipules 0. Flowers large, regular, bisexual, pentamerous. Fruifc 

 capsular or succulent and indehiscent. Seeds few. Albumen or 

 scanty. 



03. Solanacece. — Herbs or shrubs, rarely small trees. Leaves alternate. 

 Stipules 0. Flowers regular, pentamerous. Fruit a berry or capsule. 

 Seeds albuminous. 



64. Gesneraccce. — Herbs or shrubs. Leaves opposite or alternate. 

 Flowers hermaphrodite, irregular, Fruit a capsule or berry. Albumen 

 or scanty. 



