Classification of Plants 



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Order AmentacE/E, 

 The orders SalicacesE, Myricaceae, Juglandaceae, 



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Fig. 253.— Floral diagrams of ijiieiriis. A, staniinate ; 1!, pisullate Hower 

 (Hooker). 



Betulaceae, and Fagacese of cohorts 3, 4, 7, and S (Rngler), 



Fig. 254. — Willow seeds ready for flight. 



may be united under the one order Amentaceas. They are 

 woody plants with alternate leaves. The staminate flowers hang 



