SYNOPTICAL TABLE. 
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? Stamens one to six. 
|| Calyx composed of sepals more or less united at their 
base. 
{ Trees or shrubs. 
Flowers unisexual (Dioecious)..........-.00000e EMPETREz. 76 
Flowers hermaphrodite (containing stamens and 
pistils). 
Leaves small, squamiform, stamens hypogynous TAMARISCINE®. 
Leayes not squamiform. 
Stamens inserted into the disk ...........- CELASTRINEZD. 
Stamens inserted into the corolla .......... ILICINE. 
q Herbs. 
Capsule three to five celled .............520000 @ELATINER. 
Gansale-two celledie 3. s:se.s.ccwi aac cuaaens ee LYTHRARIEZ. 
Capsule one celled. 
Corolla consisting of five petals, slighty united 
atithelt base. azcwasstacwdlacn wiclasaesus PoRTULACER. 
Corolla wanting, or consisting of five small 
Squamiform® petals </jcscmcciye Aciciiee cece sie BPARONYCHIEZR. 
Corolla consisting of five unquiculate petals. 
Capsule many seeded. 
Placenta, Central’... .c-0-/s1stesleste elelelielerel='« CaRYOPHYLLEE. 
Placenta PAWICCAL oc o.cisi5.c1e.o\e tele ele Meets wel FRANKENIACE2. 
Capsule single seeded .........cceseececeees PLUMBAGINEZ. 
(| Calyx composed of two to six separate petals. 
Stamens slightly united at the base into a mono- 
Cel DHOUSHAN Gia cinisinsiniersveinisie ielsieiewereieicleleniate LINE. 
Stamens distinct atthe base. 
Stamens tetradynamous; viz two long and two 
BHOLG Toe ce sana aioe rain aielelosies en tereeeein’ CRUCIFERE. 
Stamens not tetradynamous. 
Anthers bursting, by valves curling upwards .. BERBEIDEZ. 
heaves: alternate’ =. cassette « occeiceeles ae DROSERACEE. 
EAVES OPPOSILC. tin veisecie science cence noes CARYOPHYLLEE. 
#2 Stamens seven to ten. 
PPSLALS TIONG rie ettie:c\</s'e'e's <isieVavere is eiclels a etieisiouis sl emieie eae PARONYCHIEZE. 
Petals three to nine. 
PENG OS esa iia seers cele ciersideiore te eice eee eee SoSdon000n08 ACERINEZE. 
Shrubs or Herbs. 
Leafless parasitical plants. Scene. s.cccccsecscssnee MoNOTROPACER. 
Leafy, not parasitical plants. 
Calyx consisting of one to five sepals, or three to 
five lobed, or three to five toothed. 
Style single ............. Srotelarave wlaibictercleteleeerevarsr GERANIACER. 
Styles two to five. 
heaves trifoliate: J. csdos oe nsectee cents e OXALIDEZ. 
Leaves simple or divided, not trifoliate. 
Petals free....... odansodosncobdodoabosanac QE LATINER. 
Petals inserted on the calyx ...........+-- SAXIFRAGACER. 
Petals inserted on the torus .........-.-.. CARYOPHYLLEER. 
Calyx valved, or eight or ten toothed............ LYTHRARIER. 
222 Stamens eleven, or more. 
Petals indefinite, generally in many rows........-..+.. NYMPH@AcEz, 
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