740 DICOTYLEDONS. 



Alliance IV. Bricales.— /■■/"«■«■» rsgidur or nearly so. Stamens as many or lu-iee 

 as many as corolla-lubes. Ovary-cells or placentas 2 or many. Seeds small, open mimte. 



LXIX. Vacciniace-e. Ovary inferior. Frait fleshy or juicy. Otherwise like Eo-icacea:. 



LXX. EnicACE/E. Shrubs. Leaves alternate. Flowers regular. Stamens usually free from 

 the corolla, twice as many as its lobes, .inthers i-cellecl , opening m terminal pores. Uvary 

 inferior or superior, with aS many cells as corolla-lobes. Seeds albuminous. 



LXXI. Epaoeide.e, Shrubs, Leaves usually rigid and striate. Flowers regular Stamens 

 as many as corolla-lobes and alternate with them, or rarely fewer. Anthers l-celled. Uvary 

 superior, with 5 or fewer cells. Seeds albuminous. 



Alliance V. Primulales.— /''Joicct-s regular. Stamens as many at corolla-lobes and 

 opposite, to them. Ovary yeneraUy superior, 1-eelled ; placenta central. 



LXXII. PLnMBAGiNE-E, Herbs or rarely shrubs. Leaves radical or alternate. Calyx 

 tubular. Stamens 5, opposite to the corolla-lobes or petals. Ovary 1-celled, toith 1 ovule 

 suspended from a free riliform placenta; styles or style-branches 5. Seeds rarely albuminous. 



LXXIli. PKiMULAOEiE. Hcrbs. Leaves radical or alternate, rarely whorled. Flowers 

 regular. Stamens as many as corolla lobes and opposite to them. Ovary 1-celled, with peltate 

 ovules attached to a free central placenta. Fruit usually dehiscent. Seeds albuminous. 



LXXIV, Myksike*. Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate, usually dotted. Flowers regular. 

 Stamens as many as corolla-lobes and opposite to them. Ovary 1-celled, with peltate ovules 

 attached to a free central placenta. Fruit succulent or hard, usually indehlscent. Seeds rarely 

 without albumen. 



Alliance VI. Ebenales. -Flowers regular, hermaphrodite or unisexual. Stamens at 

 many as corolla-lobes and opposite lo them or 2 to 3 times as many or more numerous. Ovary 2 to 

 many-celled. OnCles solitary or in pairs. 



LXXV. Sapotace^, Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate. Flowers regular. Corolla-lobes as 

 many or twice as many as calyx segments. Stamens as many as corolla-lobes and opposite to 

 them, or twice as many. Ovai-y 2 or more-celled, with 1 ovule in each cell. Fruit succulent or 

 hard, usually indehiscent. Seeds with^ or without albumen. 



LXXVI. Ebenace,?!. Tiees or shrubs, not milky. Leaves alternate. Flowers regular, usually 

 dioecious. Corolla-lobes 3 to 5. Stamens indefinite (few or many). Ovary 3 or more-ceUed, 

 with 1 or 2 ovules in each cell. Fruit succulent, usually indehiscent. Seeds albuminous. 



LXXVII. Stveace^. Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate. Flowers regular, hermaphrodite. 

 Corolla-lobes as many or twice as many as calyx-lobes. Stamens usually more than twice as 

 many, rarely twice as many as corolla-lobes or fewer. Ovary, or at least the fruit, more or less 

 inferior, 2 to 5-celled, with 2 or more ovules in each cell. Fruit usually succulent and indehis- 

 cent. Seeds albuminous. 



Sekiks III. BicARPELLAT.E. — Ovary most frequently superior. Stamens 

 alternating with the corolla-lobes and of equal number with them, or fewer. 

 Carpels of the pistil 2 or rarely 1 or 3. 



Alliance VII. Qentlanales. —Co?'o;Z«, regular. Stamens alternate and of equal 

 number loith the corolla-lobes, or, if fever, often alternate with the carpels. 



LXXVIII. Oleace,;e. Trees, shrubs, or climbers. Leaves opposite or very rarely alternate. 

 Flowers regular. Corolla with 4, 5 or more lobes, rarely 2-petaled or none. Stamens 2, altei'- 

 naiing with the carpels. Ovary 2-eelled, with one or two ovules in each cell. Fruit succulent 

 or capsular. Seeds with or without albumen. 



LXXIX. ApooyuACEj?. Trees, shrubs, or twiners, rarely perennial herbs. Leaves opposite or 

 rarely scattered. Flowers regular. Stamens 5, alternating with the corolla-lobes ; anthers 

 connivent round the stigma. Ovary of two distinct carpels ; the styles connected upwards, or 

 rarely the carpels united from the base. Fruit of 1 or 2 follicles, drupes oi- berries. Seeds 

 usually albuminous. 



LXXX. AscLEPiADEiE. Climbers Or rarely herbaoeous perennials Or shrubs. Leaves opposite. 

 Flowers regular. Stamens 3, alternate with the corolla-lobes ; anthers connate round the 

 stigma, 2 to 4:-ceileA; pollen consolidated in 1 or 2 masses in each cell. Ovary of 2 distinct 

 carpels ; the styles united upwards. Fruit follicular. Seeds with little albumen. 



LXXXI. LoGANiACEa;. Trees, shrubs, twiners, or herbs. Leaves opposite, often connected 

 by stipules or raised lines. Flowers regular. Stamens as many as corolla-lobes and alternate 

 with them. Anthers free. Ovary usually 2-eelled. Style single. Fruit a capsule or berry. 

 Seeds albuminous. 



LXXXII, Gentiane*;, Herbs with a bitter taste. Leaves opposite, or, in the Menyanthea, 

 alternate. Flowers regular. Stamens as many as eorolla-lobes and alternate with them. 

 Anthers free. Ovary 1-celled, with 2 or rarely more parietal placentas rarely completely 

 dividing it into 2 cells ; ovules numerous and minute. Style single. Fruit a, capsule, rarely 

 indehiscent. Seeds albuminous. 



