112 SYNOPSIS OF NATURAL ORDERS. 
variously connate at base, often in pairs, anthers basifixed, Rind of fr. coriaceous, seeds 
embedded in soft or viscid pulp. i 
LXXI. Sryracex. LL. alternate, stipules O. Fl. bisexual, regular, 4-—5-merous 
calyx superior or inferior, limb persistent, petals free or connate, stamens 10 or 
numerous, Ovary 2--5-celled, ovules i or few on the inner angle. 
LXXII, Oneacn#.—L. as a rule opposite, stipules O. Fl. regular, as a rule 
bisexual, in trichotomous panicles, calyx small, often truncate. Stamens 2, filaments 
usually short, ovary free, 2-celled, ovules 1 or 2 in each cell. 
LXXIII. Sanvaporace®. Glabrous, L. opposite, entire, stipules minute, or spinous, 
Fl. small, tetramerous, calyx small, corolla membranous. Ovary free, 1—2-celled. 
LXXILV. Apocynacem. Juice milky. lL. entire, as a rule opposite or whorled, 
stipules 0 or small, sometimes intrapetiolar. Fl. regular, bisexual, usually pentamerous. 
Calyx free, corolla lobes spreading, mostly contorted in bud, stamens 5, inserted in the 
corolla-tube. Carpels 2, usually distinct. Seeds often with a tuft of hairs. Hndosperm 
scanty. 
LXXV. AscLEPIADACE®.—Mostly climbers. Juice milky, grey or green. LL. entire 
as a rule opposite, stipules O. Fl. regular, bisexual, pentamerous. Calyx inferior, 
sepuls imbricate in bud. Stamens 5, inserted on the base of the corolla, anthers 
cohering or connate, enclosing the stigma, pollen grains asa rule united into waxy 
masses. Corona corolline or staminal. Carpels 2, distinct. Seeds usually winged and 
surmounted by a dense brush of hairs. Hmbryo large, in copious endesperm. 
LXXVI. Logantace&.— L. often bitter, opposite, simple, generally connected by 
interpetiolar stipules or by araised line. Fl. regular, usually bisexual, ovary free, 
2-celled. Embryo straight, in copious endosperm. 
LXXVII. PoremMonraces.—L. usually opposite, simple or compound, exstipulate, 
calyx and corolla 5-lobed, stamens 5 on corolla-tube alternate with its segments, ovary 
3-celled, ovules few or many, Fr. 3-celled capsule with few or many seeds, albumen 
horny. 
LXXVIII. Boracinacem.—L. as a rule alternate and simple, stipules O. FI. 
bisexual, as a rule regular and pentamerous, In unilateral spikes or racemes, calyx 
free, persistent, lobes valvate in bud. Ovary superior, cells 2, each with 2 ovules, or 
4, each with one ovule. Fr.a drupe or consisting of 4 nutlets. 
LXXIX. CoNnvoLtvuLAcE#.—Juice often milky L.; mostly climbers alternate, 
stipules O. Fl. usually large, bisexual, regular, pentamerous, sepals distinct, persistent. 
Fr. a berry or capsule, seeds 2-4, 
LXXX. Sonanace*®.—L. as a rule alternate, stipules O. FI. regular, pentamerous, 
calyx usually gamosepalous, ovary free. Fr a berry or capsule, seeds numerous. 
LXXXI. ScropHuULARIACE®.—L. usually opposite, stipules O. Fl. usuatly bisexual, 
irregular; stamens 4, didynamous. Fr. a capsule, seeds numerous. 
-LXXXII. Brenontace#®.—L, usually opposite, compound, leaflets opposite, stipules 
O. FI. bisexual, generally zygomorphic, calyx gamosepalous, truncate split or toothed. 
Ovary free, supported by an annular disk. Fr. often elongated. generally dehiscent, the 
two valves separating from the dissepiment, to which numerous seeds are attached, 
LXXXIII. AcanrHacex.—L. cpposite, stipules O. Fl. bisexual, mostly irregular. 
Ovary free, 2-celled, style filiform, bifid, one branch often obsolete. Capsule, loculicidal, 
seeds seated on hard curved acute supports. 
LXXXIV. Myoporacea.—Introduced strubs. I. alternate, grand-Jotted simple, 
exstipulate. Fl. small in axillary clusters, calyx 5-lobed, persistent, corolla 5-lobed 
nearly regular, stamens usually 4 in pairs, subequal, ovary 2--4, celled with one ovule 
in each cell. Fr. a small drupe. 
LXXXV. Versenace#,—L. usually opposite or whorled, stipules O. Fl, bisexual or 
by ahortion polygamous, usually zygomorphic. Calyx as a rale gamosepalous and 
persistent, lobes imbricate, stamens usually 4, ovary 2-or 4-celled, 1 ovule in each cell. 
LXXXVI. Lasiat#.—Mostly aromatic, branches usually 4-sided, L. opposite or 
whorled, stipules O. FI. zygomorphic, calyx persistent, corolla usually 2-lipped, lobes 
imbricate in bud. Stamens didynamous, the 2 upper sometimes imperfect or wanting. 
Ovary free, usually 4-lobed, supported by the annulardisk. Fr. of 4 one-seeded nutlets. 
Ill.—_ MON OCHLAMYDE/#. 
Fl. frequently unisexual, perianth as a rule simple, rarely a distinct calyx and 
corolla. 
LXXXVII. Nycraginacex.—L. as a rule entire and opposite, stipules O. Fl. usually 
bisexual, often involucrate, with petaloid bracts. Ovary free, 1-celled, ovule i. Fr. 
indehiscent, enclosed in the persistent perianth-tube. 
