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merous ovules in each cell. Mollngo, Scsiivinni, Aleseuibriaiith- 

 emum. (Pf. Ill, ib, 33.) 



Family 85. Podostemonaceae. Small aquatic, sometimes thal- 

 lose, plants; flowers perfect or diclinous; perianth o; pistil i- to 

 3-celled; ovules many; endosperm o. Pcdostcuion. (Pf. Ill, 2a, 



I.) 



Family 86. Hydrostachydaceae. Large tuber-forming Mada- 

 gascar plants, with naked, dioecious flowers, and numerous ovules. 

 Hydrostachys. ( Pf. Ill, 2a, 22.) 



Family 87. Phytolaccaceae. Herbs, shrubs, and trees with 

 usually alternate leaves; petals o (or 4-5) ; carpels several, dis- 

 tinct or nearly so, i-ovuled. Phytolacca. (Pf. Ill, ib, i.) 



Family 88. Nyctaginaceae. Herbs and shrubs with opposite 

 leaves; petals o; sepals petaloid; ovule i, erect. Mirabilis, Bon- 

 gainvillca, Allionia. (Pf. Ill, ib, 14.) 



Family 89. Cynocrambaceae. Annual, succulent herbs, with 

 petioled leaves, opposite below, alternate above ; flower monoe- 

 cious, apetalous, small, axillary. Cynocramhc. (Pf. Ill, la, 121.) 



Family 90. Amaranthaceae. Herbs, shrubs (and trees), with 

 opposite leaves; petals o; ovules i or more, basal, campylotro- 

 pous. Celosia, Aniaranthus, Froclichia. (Pf. Ill, la, 91.) 



Family 91. Chenopodiaceae. Herbs, shrubs (and trees) with 

 mostly alternate leaves; petals o; ovule i, basal, campylotropous. 

 Beta^ Chcnopodium, Spinacia, Atriplcx, Sarcohatiis, Salsola. (Pf. 

 Ill, I a, 36.) 



Family 92. Polygonaceae. Herbs, shrubs, and trees with al- 

 ternate leaves; petals o; ovule i, erect, orthotropous. Eriogon- 

 um, Rumex, Rheum, Polygonum, Fagopyrnm, Coccoloba. (Pf. 

 Ill, la, I.) 



Family 93. Batidaceae. Shrubs with opposite leaves ; petals 

 o ; ovary 4-celled ; ovule solitary ; erect. Very doubtfully placed 

 here. Batis. (Pf. Ill, la, 118.) 



Order Geraniales. Receptacle usually with an annular or 

 glandular disk; pistil of several carpels; ovules i to 2 (or many), 

 mostly pendulous. 



Family 94. Geraniaceae. Herbs, shrubs, and trees, with op- 

 posite or alternate (compoungl or simple) leaves; torus elon- 



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