Natural Orders. } IV.—INCOMPLET. 183 
attachment of alternate or horizontal lines between the attach- 
l-ovuled; style-arms or styles 2-3; herbs rarely undershrubs, 
8 ¢ ...CV. Polygonacee. 
*Flowers 1-sexual, rarely (many Preerace®) hermaphrodite and then 
- no perianth; perianth often absent or minute, if present simple or 
y (some Evrnorsrace®) double and then the outer whorl con- 
Rercetbs with the stamens either all central or those of the outer series 
alternate with the inner perianth-segments, or if the stamens of the 
outer series opposite the inner perianth-segments then the seed provided 
with a testa and the plant not parasitic; ovary superior very rarely 
(some Unricacex) inferior and then the stamens opposite to and not 
more numerous than the perianth-segments; anthers never opening 
by valves :—[p. 180] 
+Leafy trees, shrubs or herbs :—[p. 184] 
{Terrestrial trees, shrubs or herbs eink 
§Leaves simple or (some Secusaesl digitately compound, 
never pinnately compound :—[p. 184] 
vary monocarpellary 1-locular, or if synearpous 2- or more- 
locular ; ovules in each carpel or loculus solitary or 2 collateral ; 
rarely (some PIrERACES) ovary imperfectly or almost peer 
3—4-loc ular, with 6 
on intruded placentas and then with @-edeial flowers: —_ -[p. 184) 
Leaves exstipulate ; perianth gamophyllous ster 3-, rarely 
2-4-lobed; flowers 1-sexual, fascicled or su umbellate ; sta- 
mens monadelphous, ovary 1-locular Ate in the base of 
the respective perianths; ovule erect ; albumen copious fleshy, 
embryo very minute; trees with alternate leaves 
CVIII. 
Myristicez. 
Leaves stipulate or if stipules absent (PrreRace2x : Peperomia) 
the flowers 2-sexual and perianth 0 :— 
**Ovary 1-locular, 1-ovuled or if synearpous s (some PrrEr- 
ace), the carpels only partly united, or if completely united 
either simple or absent :-—_ J o 
+t+Seeds with copious — albumen = a et: minu 
embryo; flowers in spikes or very Tar y in racemes, 
rarely 1-sexual ; perianth almost always absent; herbs 
or shrubs, very rarely trees; leaves usually alternate 
(p. 184] coer eneed ‘geupeove sees. OVIL Piperaces. 
