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Family 74. Chlaenaceae. Madagascar trees and shrubs with 

 aUernate leaves ; inflorescence dichotomons ; petals contorted. 

 RJwdochlaena, Leptochlaena. (Pf. Ill, 6, 168.) 



Family 75. Gonystylaceae. East Indian trees with leathery, 

 evergreen leaves, pentamerous flowers, and a berry-like fruit. 

 Gony stylus. (Pf. Nach. 231.) 



Family 76. Tiliaceae. Lindens. Trees, shrubs (and herbs) 

 with mostly alternate leaves; flowers mostly perfect, with petals; 

 stamens free, 2-celled ; pistil 2- to lo-celled; endosperm present 

 or o. Corchonis, Tilia, Grczi'ia. (Pf. Ill, 6, 8.) 



Family yy. Elaeocarpaceae. Tropical trees and shrubs, with 

 alternate or opposite simple leaves ; sepals and petals present ; sta- 

 mens distinct, many ; pistil of 2-several carpels. Elaeocarpiis, 

 Aristotelia. (Pf. Ill, 6, i.) 



Family 78. Balanopsidaceae. Australian trees and shrubs 

 with alternate leaves ; flowers dioecious, apetalous, the staminate 

 in catkins, the pistillate solitary, producing acorn-like, 2-celled, 

 2-seeded fruits ; seeds endospermous. This family is doubtfully 

 given place here, and it may be that it should be placed near the 

 Fagaccae, as is done by Pjaillon. Balanops. ( Pf. Nach. 114.) 



Family 79. Ulmaceae. Elms. Trees and shrubs with alter- 

 nate, simple leaves, small apetalous flowers, a i-celled (rarely 

 2-celled) ovary, which develops into a samara, drupe or nut. 

 Ulmus, Celtis, Zelkova, Planera. (Pf. Ill, i, 59.) 



Family 80. Moraceae. Figs. Trees, shrubs, and herbs, mostly 

 with a milky juice, and alternate or opposite leaves; flowers 

 apetalous, monoecious of dioecious; ovary i-celled, i-ovuled. 

 Morns, Toxylon, {Madura), Broussonctia, Dorstenia, Artocar- 

 pus, CastiUoa, Antiaris, Ficus, HumuJus, Cannabis. (Pf. Ill, 

 I, 66.) 



Family 81. Urticaceae. Nettles. Herbs, shrubs, and trees 

 with alternate or opposite leaves ; flowers mostly diclinous, with- 

 out petals; stamens few, 2-celled; pistil monocarpellary, i-celled, 

 mostly i-seeded; endosperm none. Urtica, Bochmcria. (Pf. 

 Ill, I, 98.) 



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