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CX. Chloranthace^e. — Fl. unisex. Perianth o. Stam. i; anth. large, 

 "2-celled. Ov. i-celled ; ovule pendulous ; stigma sessile. Fr. fleshy. 

 Seed pendulous ; embryo minute ; endosp. fleshy. — Shrubs ; 1. opp., ser- 

 rate, petioles connate in a sheath ; fl. minute, in connate pairs of a male 

 and fem., spicate. iii. 432. 



CXI. Myristicace^e. — Fl. dioecious. Perianth inf. ; lobes 2-3, val- 

 vate. Stam. 6-14; fil. connate, anth. distinct or connate. Ov. i-celled; 

 ovule basal, erect; style very short. Fr. of 2 fleshy or coriaceous valves. 

 Seed large, aril lacerate ; embryo minute, in base of hard ruminate 

 endosp. — Trees ; 1. alt, distichous, entire ; stip. o. iii. 433. 



CXI I. Monimiace^e.— Fl. bisex. Perianth inf.; sep. many, many- 

 seriate, petaloid, imbricate, persist. Stam. 5-9, hypog., 2-seriate, fil. with 

 lat. appendages. Carp, about 9, distinct, i-ovuled; ovule pendulous ; style 

 short. Fr. of fleshy 1 -seeded carp, on a tumid torus. Embryo minute; 

 endosp. fleshy. — Shrubs ; 1. opp., entire ; stip. o ; fl. racemed or panicled. 

 iii. 436. 



§ 5. Ov. sup., i-celled, 1-2-ovuled. Stam. perig. or epipet. Seeds 

 with distinct testa. 



CXIII. Laurace^e. — Fl. uni- or bi-sex. Perianth inf. (except 

 Hemandia), 6 (3-8), cleft or partite, often persist. Stam. 9 (6-20), (3 in 

 Hernandid), 3-seriate, with sometimes a 4th (inner) row of staminodes ; 

 fil. flattened, bi-glandular at the base; anth. 2- or 4-celled, opening by 

 valves. Ov. i-celled; ovule 1, pendulous. Fr. indehisc. Seed pendulous; 

 cotyled. plano-convex, endosp. o. — Trees or shrubs (Cassytha a leafless 

 climber) ; 1. opp., alt., or whorled, entire ; stip. o ; infl. usually panicled. 

 iii. 437. 



CXIV. Proteace^e. — Perianth inf.: sep. 4, at first coherent, linear, 

 valvate, deciduous. Stam. 4, on sep.; fil. very short, anth. 2-celled, con- 

 nective produced. Ov. small, 1 -celled; ovules 2, collateral; style very 

 long, stigma clavate. Fr. dry, indehisc. Cotyled. plano-convex, endosp. o. 

 ■ — Trees; 1. alt., stip. o; fl. racemed. iii. 456. 



CXV. Thymeueace^e. — Perianth inf., tubular ; limb 4-5 -lobed, throat 

 with usually a ring of scales or hairs. Stam. on the perianth mouth, 5, 

 uniseriate, or 8-10, biseriate. Ov. 1-2-celled; ovule 1, pendulous in each 

 cell. Fr. indehisc, rarely 2-valved. Embryo straight ; endosp. present 

 or o. — Shrubs or trees ; 1. opp. or alt., entire ; stip. o ; infl. fascicled, 

 capitate, or racemed. iii. 457. 



CXVI. El^eagnace^e. — Perianth inf., lepidote ; tube narrow, limb 

 globose, of 4 short triangular valvate segm. Stam. 4, on mouth of peri- 

 anth. Ov. i-celled; ovule 1, basal, erect; style long, stigma lateral. Fr. 

 enclosed in thickened base of perianth tube, indehisc. Cotyled. thick, 

 endosp. o. — Lepidote shrubs; 1. alt., entire; stip. o; fl. axillary, solitary, 

 or clustered, iii. 461. 



§ 6. Ov. inf. (or perianth o in fem. of Balanofthoraceci), 1-3-ovuled, 

 ovules without apparent coats. Seeds adnate to the walls of the peri- 

 carp. 



CXVI I. LORANTHACEiE. — Fl. uni- or bi-sex. Cal. sup., limb truncate, 

 toothed, or o. Pet. 3-5, usually long, distinct or connate, valvate. Stam. 

 3-5, opp. pet, or on them. Ov. i-celled; ovule 1, erect, adherent to 

 walls of ov. Fr. a 1 -seeded berry. Seed adherent to the pericarp, 



