166 BENGAL PLANTS. 
Leaves small in — - wre stem, the fertile ones almost always 
confined to a particular 
Leaves in whorls, the tertile « ar peltate, forming wh spike at the 
apex of the stem beari angia on their inner face 
— EQUISETINER Bi IX. 
Leaves not in whorls, the fertile ones flat, with sporangia in their 
SE ees LYCOPODINEE X. 
Leaves mids in proportion to the stem, the pe, ones not confined to — 
particular r 
Leaves Siete, mucansis on their upper surfaces 
IZOCARPEZ VIII. 
Leaves bearing sporangia on their lower surfaces ..FILICES VII. a 
PHANEROGAMIA.—Exceptions eg teratological ; certain flowers ae acciden- : 
ally (Brassica, Sterculia, Triumfetta, &c.) Ve pistil, 1 are ble”- @ 
be Green vane s gardens) both these whorls replaced by leafy organs ; garden double” 
flowers m nO proper stamens, e being replaced by petals; certain 
us 
ANGIOSPERME.—Carpels open and young seeds “naked from an early stage ia 
some species (Sterculia colorata &e.), but stigma present, and carpels closed prior 
poche Partial or complete absence of perianth is noted under the various 
MONOCOTYLEDONES .—Parallel-divergent veins in many Scrrawivex and mod! 
PALMER ; character is, however, associa with 3-mery of perianth- ray 
Welied: vendtion Sharacherises most AROIDES, but is associated with specialized Bit 
florescence (spadix and spathe) not met with in Dicotyledons. Netted veins also er ae 
ca, Dio ilaz: di i 
re 0 in 
2%, LEMNACER, ERIOCAUL ULEZ, OYPERA 
ROCHARID 
—Parallel-dive mt veins in leaves of some GUTTIFERE 
TACE®, and Urticacem, but : without Smery of perianth. The 3-merous Diets 
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absent in OLEACE a (Olea) ; ear may nie 
» SaLvaDora —— lasine), STYRACEH ; stamens indefini 
: yx-tube ¥ very short or free in some Lecuminos#, Bost 
EX, SaAMYDACER, Po Petals absent in'some Lacuaisos, Rosacez, COM 
®, Dariscrx SAMYDACE®, FicowEx. 
Thalamus like a Pers sagen ri in pete HACER, po aoe tube 
ss united a 
ore or less t base in TERNS 
INER, STERCUL mpi > ILIcINER, &e.; a at times in RANUN' con, 
i ROULIACKE, SaPINDAc CEH, OLACINER, RHAMNACEX, CRUCIFER® 
E, 
dames LET, ay Occasionally present in EUPHORBIACEx ; perianth similarly 
GYMNO SPERIAD eo ere and corolla distinct in Loranthus. 
RIDOP HYTAT gh oe : ct periant occurs in flowers of Gnetum. 
da tan fertile organg _ EK oo i some s 
of sporangia to definite feo 
