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Family 153. Theophrastaceae. Tropical trees and shrubs 

 closely related to the preceding family, and usually included in 

 it. Theophrasta, Jacquinia. (Pf. IV, i, 88.) 



Family 154. Plantaginaceae. Herbs with alternate or clus- 

 tered leaves ; stamens alternate with the petals ; ovary mostly 2- 

 celled ; ovules many ; placenta axiie ; fruit a capsule dehiscing 

 circumscissilly. Plantago. (Pf. lY, 3b, 363.) 



Order Ericales. Flowers regular, perfect ; stamens alternate 

 with the corolla-lobes ; cells of the ovary, or placentae 2 to many ; 

 seeds minute. 



Family 155. Ericaceae. Shrubs and small trees with mostly 

 evergreen leaves ; ovary typically superior, 2- to lo-celled ; an- 

 thers usually dehiscing by an apical pore. Rhododendron, Kal- 

 mia, Gaulthcria', Arctostaphylos, Gayliissacia^ Vacciniinn, Cal- 

 luna, Erica. (Pf. IV, i, 15.) 



Family 156. Epacridaceae. Shrubs and small trees with 

 mostly alternate evergreen leaves ; ovary superior, mostly 2- to 

 lo-celled ; fruit capsular or drupaceous ; anthers dehiscing by a 

 slit. Epacris. (Pf. IV, i, 66.) 



Family 157. Diapensiaceae. Low undershrubs, with alternate 

 evergreen leaves ; ovaiy superior, 3-celled ; fruit a capsule ; an- 

 thers dehiscing by a slit. Diapcnsia, Shortia. (Pf. IV, i, 80.) 



Family 158. Clethraceae. Shrubs and trees of warm climates, 

 with alternate deciduous leaves; stamens 10; pistil tricarpellary. 

 Clcthra. (Pf. IV, i, i.) 



Family 159. Pirolaceae. Low evergreen, or chlorophylless 

 herbs, with pentamerous or tetramerous (rarely hexamerous) 

 flowers ; stamens twice as many as the petals ; ovary 4- to 6- 

 celled. Pirola, Chiniaphila, Monotropa. (Pf. IV, i, 3.) 



Family 160. Lennoaceae. Parasitic, leafless herbs; ovary su- 

 perior, 10- to 14-carpellary, 20- to 28-celled ; ovules solitary; 

 anthers dehiscing by a slit. Leniwa. (Pf. IV, i, 12.) 



Order Ebenales. Flowers regular, perfect, or diclinous ; sta- 

 mens opposite to the corolla-lobes ; ovary 2- to many-celled ; 

 seeds mostly solitary or few, usually large. 



Family 161. Sapotaceae. Tropical trees and shrubs with 

 mostly alternate leaves ; flowers mostly perfect ; stamens at- 



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