SYNOPSIS OF NATURAL ORDERS. 13 
herbs with a spurious stem formed by the leaf-sheaths, sige trees with 
woody trunk with large leaves transversely veined from the mid-rib. : 
* Ovary superior. Ovary syncarpous (very rarely apocarpous in a 
Sew palms). 
2. Paumates.—Flowers usually ae: on a — or simple spadix. 
Perianth of 6 coriaceous segments in two rows. Stamens 6, rarely 
more or fewer, hypogynous or Palen’: Ovary 3 rarely 1-celled, pied 
3 separate canpels, with sie a 2 ovules in aushe ell; styles short, 
Sree, or connate. Fruit ‘ous, never capsular, 1- 3-seeded. Seeds 
large. Embryo minute, ames in a pit of the horny or fleshy albumen. 
Palme.—Flowers more or less perfect, with or without bracts, seated on a 
branched rarely simple spadix protected by 1 or more spathes. Perianth 
of 6 ents, often very rigid or coriaceous; the inner segments often 
corolla-like, imbricate or valvate in bud. Ovary usually of 3 a 
_ either — syncarpous, or more or less apocarpous. Ovules solitary, 
seis = “es he usually erect. Albumen horny. Simpl —— 
n ek Ss or climbers; the leaves 'y pinna’ 
or se or arg ted, parallel- 
3. ARALES.— Flow Aes or unisexual, arranged in a spadix or 
spike, with or ir Gukad 3 spathe, 0. r sunk in pits of a minute scale-like 
Srond. a lig distinct iepiaade ie ae or green or of minute 
scales, orn ta drupe or berry with 1 to many mile Albumen 
—— 
ody with a seria or senety sees vs rous 
ovules along pari m: Albumen wi ae or shrubs, — 
- times climbing, with linear often spi iny- es amanged sae 
or distichously, or rarely (in ro ea ag eg the rete Sane 
foreningy a isi: 
4. saga —Flow ite, very rarely unisexual, inflorescence 
various. Pai sak v 6 toy rarely 4), almost conform segments, or 
monopetalous and 6-lobed, Se ates pest ally all coloured and petal-like. 
‘yo immersed in a copi albume 
Liliacee—Perianth of 6 segments, all the segments oid, regular. . 
mens 6; anthers turned inwards. Styles consoli ted. Ovary Seelled. 
Albumen fleshy. ake trees or ee usually tuberous or simply- 
rooted herbs with puraltvetied lee lea’ 
5. eS in the axils as scales Sie in spikelets. Eieiguget 
-3, rare 
or of minute scales, hairs, or bristles. Stamens 
more. Oeary | 1-celled, ak ak aeele Fei ag 
fleshy or mealy. Embryo immersed or Grasses or gravee 
ee arboreous. _ 
Graminee.—Perianth none, or thers versatile. 
of 1-3 minute scales. An 
Embryo atthe side of oe the as —— Annual or peren- — 
—— rarely (in bam hrubs, with parallel- 
Ms ee Culms j antek sed: oar ate Sheaths of ae! ‘leaves usually 
eed fone usually. 3 ina —— +t (palea) 
