338 Characters of the Orders. 



more-ovuled. Fr. a berry, rarely 3-valved ; cotyled. foliaceous ; endosp,. 

 oily. i. 69. 



XII. Pittosporace^e. — Sep. and pet. 5 each, imbricate. Pet. connate 

 at very base. Stam. 5, distinct. Ov. 1 -celled, placent. 2, often meeting,, 

 few- or many-ovuled. Caps. 2-valved ; embryo small; endosp. copious. — 

 Trees or shrub; 1. alt; stip. o. i. 77. 



XIII. Polygalace^e. — Fl. irreg. Sep. 5, unequal, imbric. Pet. 3 

 or 5, free or connate below with fil. Stam. 4, 5, 8, distinct or connate ; 

 anth. opening by pores. Ov. 1-2-celled ; cells i-few-ovuled. Fr. 

 indehisc, i-seeded, or a 2-celled, 2-seeded caps. — Herbs, shrubs, or 

 trees ; 1. alt., simple, entire ; stip. o. i. 78. 



§ 3. Ov. syncarpous, i-celled, ovules on a free central or basal 

 placent. 



XIV. Caryophyllace^e. — Sep. 5, persist. Pet. 5. Stam. 2-5 or 10.. 

 Styles 3-5. Caps. 3-5-valved; embryo curved round mealy endosp. — 

 Herbs, 1. opp.; simple; stip. o. i. 84. 



XV. Portulacace^e. — Sep. 2, connate below. Pet. 4 or 5, perigyn. 

 Stam. 4-16, perigyn. Ov. |-inf. Caps, circumsciss.; embryo curved 

 round mealy endosp. — Herbs or undershrubs; 1. alt. or opp.; stip. o. 

 i. '88. 



XVI. Tamariscine^e. — Sep. and pet. 5, imbric. Stam. 5. Ov. 

 i-celled, ovules many, on 3 basal placent.; styles 3. Caps. 3-valved. 

 Seeds with a pencil of long hairs. — Trees; 1. scale-like; stip. o. i. 91. 



§ 4. Ov. syncarpous, 1 -many-celled; placent. axile or basal. 



XVII. Elatine^e. — Sep. and pet. 3-5 each, distinct, imbric. Stam. 

 3 or 10. Ov. 3-5-celled; cells many-ovuled; placent. axile. Caps, 

 septicidally 3-5-valved. — Annual herbs; 1. opp., stipulate, i. 92. 



XVIII. Hypericace^e. — Sep. and pet. 5 each, distinct. Stam. indef. 

 in 1 or in 5 bundles. Ov. 1 -celled, placent. 3, pariet., or3-celled, placent. 

 axile. Caps, septicidal, many-seeded. — Herbs or shrubs ; 1. opp., entire ; 

 stip. o. i. 93. 



XIX. Guttifer^e. — Fl. uni- or bi-sexual. Sep. 4-5, imbric, persist. 

 Pet. 4-8, much imbric, or o. Stam. indef.. distinct or fil. connate. Ov. 

 i-many-celled ; ovules in each cell 1-4, axile. Fr. indehisc, rarely 

 2-valved. Seed large, fleshy. — Trees; 1. opp., entire; stip. o. i. 94. 



XX. Ternstrcemiace^e. — Fl. bisex. or dicec. Sep. 3-5, distinct, 

 often unequal. Pet. 5, free or bases connate. Stam. few or many, free 

 or adnate to base of pet. Ov. 2-5-celled; cells few- or many-ovuled, or 

 i-celled and placent. pariet., styles 2-5, or stigma sessile. — Trees or 

 shrubs; 1. alt., simple; stip. o. i. 107. 



XXI. Dipterocarpace/E. — Sep. 5, free or connate, persist, often 

 accrescent and winged. Pet. 5, free or bases connate, contort. Stam. 

 5, 10, 15, or indef.; fil. very short; connective often elongate. Ov. 2-3- 

 celled, cells with 2 pendulous ovules. Fr. enclosed in the often accrescent 

 and winged cal. Seed large ; endosp. o. — Trees ; 1. alt., simple, entire, 

 stipulate, i. 112. 



XXI. bis. Ancistroclade^e. — Cal. sup., limb unequally 5-fid, accres- 

 cent. Pet. 5, bases connate. Stam. 5, adnate to bases of pet. Ov. 

 i-celled, ovule 1, erect; style 3-fid. Fr. indehisc; endosp. ruminate. — 

 Climbing shrub; 1. alt, entire; stip. o. i. 138. 



