to the Genera.) II.—DIANDRIA. 29 
Perianth 0; small membranous or fleshy herbs with minute flowers 
in slender simple spikes ; leaves opposite or whorled 
2. Peperomia. 
Perianth of 2 distinct whorls, sepals and petals always present :— 
etals free 
Leaves witetmate 
Herbs ; sepals and petals each 4; leaves Eade lobed 
asturtium. 
Trees or shrubs ; poe 5 or more and pete a leaves simple 
or compound odd-pinn 
Fruit a small, eee itiaiotcen drupe; leaves simple or 
201. Melio: 
und sma. 
Fruit “at 1-5 linear-oblong, membranous samaras ; leaves 
n 148, Ailanthus. 
om 
Leaves sPape 
Shr ar yitmaitel amie the calyx and outside the flat 
disk: wc rather large, fleshy ......-..----ss++00+> 182. Salacia. 
Herbs; petals inserted at the ie of the éalyatiibe on the 
edge of the cupular disk; fruit very small, = 
2, Ammannia. 
Petals connate in a gamophyllous corolla 
tCorolla regular; stamens alternate with carpels, facing each 
other at opposite sides of the flower, never accompanied by 
staminodes ; leaves sAeLamer :—[p. 30] 
Corolla-lobes im 
Climbing fees a berry-like fruits ; peti ea 
or simple minum. 
Erect trees with dry capsular fruits 
Leaves simple, fruit a compressed ethers capsule 
2. Nyctanthes. 
Leaves compound, odd-pinnate; fruit an eel woody 
sule 533. Schrebera. 
caps 
RAB vadivate leav 
trees or dherabs: “with s iastil leaves pinnately 
nervy vid cee 
Flowers in axillary panicles or cymes; corolla-tube very 
short so that its lobes form often almost free petals, or 
als connate in twO pairs ......-+.s0+-r+++ 534. Linociera. 
Flowers in n terminal panicles ; corolla- always obvious 
Climbing shrubs, with thick sar gts wncagly 
3-nerved from the base ......-..s..+++-537. Myxopyrum. 
