SYNOPSIS OF THE NATURAL 

 ORDER 



CLASS 1I~M0N0C0TYLED0NS 



Leaves wirn parallel veins, ^arts of flovveieS 



IN 3 OR ITS MULTIPLE 



Sub-Class II.— GLUMIFLORAE 



f LOWERS WITH PERIAIs^TH REDUCED OR WANTING', 

 NEVER BRIGHTLY COLOURED 



i. ERiOC^ULE/'E. 



Flowers i-^exual. Stamens 6 or fewer. 

 Stemless herbs with flowers in heads sufrounded 

 by an involucre of bracts. 



2. CyPE RACEME. 



Flowers 2-1 sexuSil. Stamens ^-!. 

 Grass-hke herbs with usually solid stem, often thrf?e 

 cornered, entire sheaths and flowers in s^ikeiets. 



3. Qramtne^. 



Flowers usually 2-sexital. Stamens 3, rarely 6. 

 Grasses with usually hollow stems, split sh^c.th2 

 and a ligule. 



