DICOTITLEDONS. 3 



XXXIII. Rhamnace^. Stamens opposite the small petals. Seeds usually albuminous. 

 Leaves undivided. 



XXXIV. TEBEBiNTHACEiE. Stamens alternate with the petals or twice as many (opposite 

 them in Sabia). Styles usually distinct. No albumen. 



** Ovary apocarpoits. No albumen, 



XXXV. ConnaeacEjE. Flowers regular. Stamens 10. Carpels usually 5. 



XXXVI. Leguminos^. Flowers irregular or (in Mimosece) regular and valvate. Stamens 

 definite or almost hypogynous. Carpel 1. 



XXXVII. Rosacea. Mowers regular. Petals imbricate. Stamens indefinite, very peri- 

 gynous. 



*** Ovary syncarpous. Placentas axile. No albumen. 



XXXVIII. ONAGBACEiE. Sepals valvate. Stamens definite. Ovary inferior, Ovules 

 indefinite. Mowers usually 3- or 4-merons. 



XXXIX. RhizophoeejE. Sepals valvate. Stamens various. Ovary inferior or partly so. 

 Ovules few, pendulous: 



XL. Lttheakie^. Ovary within the calyx-tube, but free. Petals crumpled, inserted at 

 the border of the calyx-tube. 



XLI. Melastomace^. Ovary within the calyx-tube, free or adnate. Petals contorted. 

 Stamens definite, curved down in the bud. 



XLII. MYKTACEa}. Ovary inferior. Petals imbricate. Stamens indefinite. Leaves 

 dotted. 



**** Placentas parietal. 



XLIII. Samtdaceji;. Petals persistent with the sepals or none. Stamens indefinite or 

 anisomerous or opposite the petals. 



XLIV. PASSiELOEEiE. Petals persistent with the sepals. Stamens definite, connate with 

 the ovary-stalt. Climber with tendrils. 



XLV. CuouEBiTACEJE. Mowers unisexual. Stamens 5 or 3. Ovary inferior. Climbers 

 with tendrils. 



Anomalous Order, 



XLVI. BEGONIACE.E. Mowers unisexual. Stamens indefinite. Ovary inferior. Fruit 

 usually 3-winged. No albumen. Leaves oblique. 



***** Seeds albuminous. Placentas usually axile. 



XLVII.PoetulacejE. Sepals 3. Petals 5. (Stamens indefinite.) 



XLVIII. CKASSULACE.E. Sepals, petals, stamens in 1 or 3 series, and carpels aU isomerous, 

 Leaves usually succulent. 



XLIX. SAXIEEAGAOE.E. Sepals, petals, and stamens in 1 or 3 series, isomerous. Carpels 

 or ovaiy-ceUs fewer, usually 3. Ovules several. 



L. Hamamelidej;. Nearly as in Saxifragacea, but the parts of the flower often reduced, 

 flowers usually capitate, and ovules often 1 or 2 in each oeU, and pendulous. 



****** Ovary inferior, usually with an epigynous dish. Ovules solitary in each 

 cell and pendulous, 



LI, TjMBElLlEEEiE. Fruit dry, separating from the axis into 2 seed-like carpels. Leaves 

 alternate, often dissected. 



LII. Aealiacejs. Fruit succulent, not separating. Cells usually more than 3. Leaves 

 alternate, often compound. • ^ ,. ., 



LIII. CoENAOE^. Fruit succulent, 3-ceIled. Leaves opposite or alternate and undivided. 

 Stamens altei:nate with the petals, 



LIV. HALOEAGEiE. Aquatic or small herbs. Mowers much reduced, 3- or 4-merous. 



LV. BALANOPHOEEiB. Succulent leafless root-parasites. Flowers much reduced, usually 



3-merous. 



LVI. LoBANTHACEiE, Parasitical shrubs. Leaves opposite. Stamens on or opposite 



the petals, „ 



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