PHANEROGAMIA. 259 
Asterale Cohort. 
Order 71, the Composites (Composite); 10,000 or more, mostly 
herbs, some shrubs, a few trees, of all parts of the world. 
Order 72 (Calyceracez); 20, herbs of South America. 
Order 78, the Teaselworts (Dipsaceé); 120, mostly herbs, chiefly of 
the north temperate zone. 
Order 74 (Valerianacez); 300, mostly herbs, chiefly of the north 
temperate zone. 
Rubiale Cohort. 
Order 75, the Madderworts (Rubiaces); 4100, trees, shrubs, and 
herbs, mostly tropical. 
Order 76, the Honeysuckles (Caprifoliacese); 200, mostly woody 
plants of the Northern Hemisphere. 
IIL. CuoriPetaL#& (POLYPETALZ), CHORIPETALOUS 
DICOTYLEDONS. 
Plants whose flowers generally have both calyx and corolla, the 
latter of separate petals. 
Although this group is here placed last, it is composed of plants 
which must rank as structurally lower than those of the Gamopetale. 
Series XII. Calyciflore.—Calyx generally of united sepals. Sta- 
mens on the calyx-cup. Ovary frequently inferior. 
Umbellale Cohort. 
Order 77, the Cornels (Cornaces); 75, shrubs and trees, rarely herbs, 
mostly of the north temperate zone. 
Order 78, the Ivyworts (Araliacese); 340, trees and shrubs, rarely 
herbs, mostly tropical. 
Order 79, the Umbellifers (Umbellifers); 1300, herbs, rarely shrubs 
or trees, mostly of the north temperate zone. 
Ficoidale Cohort. 
Order 80, the Ficoids (Ficoidex); 450, mostly fleshy herbs, chiefly 
of the tropics. 
Order 81, the Cactuses (Cactacez); 1000, succulent herbs, shrubs, 
and trees, generally leafless, all American. 
Passiflorale Cohort. 
Order 82 (Datiscacex); 4, herbs and trees, of the Northern Hemi- 
sphere. 
Order 83, the Begonias (Begoniacez); 350, herbs, mostly of tropi- 
cal America. 
