336 BOTANY. 



Family Combretaoes : Trees and slirubs with opposite or alternate 

 leaves ; stamens usually definite ; pistil 1-celled, inferior ; ovules 3 

 to 6 or solitary, pendulous. (Sp. 280.) 



Family Myrtaoeae (Myrtles) : Trees and shrubs with ppposite or al- 

 ternate leaves ; stamens indefinite ; pistil 2- to many-celled, inferior ; 

 ovules 2 to many ; placentae basal or axile. (Sp. 2100.) 



Family Melastomacese (Melastomads) ; Herbs, shrubs, and trees 

 with mostly opposite leaves ; stamens usually double the number of 

 petals ; pistil 3- to many-celled, free or adherent to the calyx-tube ; 

 ovules minute, ntimerons. on axile or parietal placentae, (Sp. 2500.) 



Family Lythracese (J.,ythrads) : Herbs, shrubs, and trees usually 

 with opposite leaves and 4-nTigled branches ; stamens definite or m- 

 definite ; pistil 8- to 6-celled, tree ; ovules numerous, on axile pla- 

 centae. (Sp. 365.) 



Family Onagraoeae (Onagrads) : Herbs (shrubs and trees) with op- 

 posite or alternate leaves ; stamens 1 to 8, rarely more ; pistil usually 

 4-celled, inferior ; ovules 1 to many on axile placentae. (Sp. 330.) 



Family AristolochiaceaB (Birthworts) : Herbaceous or shrubby 

 plants with alternate leaves; petals absent ; stamens 6, rarely more ; 

 pistil 4- or 6-celled, inferior; ovules numerous, on axile (or protrud- 

 ing parietal) placentae. (Sp. 225.) 



Family Cytinaoeae (Vine-rapes) : Fleshy parasitic herbs, leafless or 

 nearly so; petals 4 or ; stamens 8 to many ; pistil 1-celled or im- 

 perfectly many-celled, inferior ; ovules minute, very numerous, on 

 parietal or pendulous, folded placentae. (Sp. 27.) 



Sdb order Passifloralbs : Flowers usually regular, perfect or 

 diclinous ; pistil syncarpous, 1-celled, its ovary usually inferior ; pla- 

 centae parietal ; styles free or connate, leaves ample, entire, lobed, 

 or dissected. 



Family Loasaoeae : Herbs with opposite or alternate leaves ; flowers 

 perfect ; sepals and petals dissimilar ; stamens indefinite ; ovary 

 inferior ; endosperm fleshy or 0. (Sp. 115.) 



Family Turneraceae : Herbs and shrubs with alternate leaves ; 

 flowers perfect ; sepals and petals dissimilar ; stamens definite ; 

 ovary free ; endosperm copious. (Sp. 85.) 



Family Passifloraceae (Passion-flowers) : Climbing herbs, and shrubs 

 (a few trees) with alternate leaves ; flowers perfect ; sepals and petals 

 similar ; stamens definite ; ovary free ; endosperm fleshy. (Sp. 

 235.) 



Family Cucurbitacece (Cucurbits) : Mostly climbing or prostrate 

 herbs and undershrubs with alternate leaves ; flowers diclinous ; 

 stamens definite (usually 3) ; ovary inferior ; endosperm 0. (Sp. 

 633.) 



Family Begoaiacese (Begoniads) : Mostly herbs with alternate 



