CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTS 123 



NACB^ (p. 177), Menispeemace^ (p. 178), BeebeeidejE (p. 178), 



NYMPH^EACEiE (p. 185). 



Cohort 2. Parietales (placentas parietal). — Stamens nu- 

 merous or definite in number. Ovary 1-celled or with spurious 

 dissepiments. Ovules usually many. 



Natural Orders with these Characters. — SAEEACENiACEiE 

 (p. 188),Papavbeaoe^ (p. 189), Fumaeiace^ (p. 198), CEUciFEEiE 



(p. 201), EeSEDACB^ (p. 222), CiSTINBiE (p. 223), ViOLAEIBiE 



(p: 227), BixiNB^ (p. 235). 



•Cohort 3. PoLXGALiNE^. — Sepals and petals 5, rarely 4 

 or 8. Stamens equal to or twice as many as the petals or sepals. 

 Carpels usually 2, cohering in a more or less perfectly 2-cened 

 ovary. Flowers regular or irregular. 



Natural Orders with these Characters. — Pittospoeb.s) (p. 236), 

 POLYGALB^ (p. 287). 



Cohort 4. Caeyophylline^ (placentas free central). — Sepals 

 2-5, rarely 6, free or united. Petals equal in number, or more, or 

 fewer by abortion. Stamens as many as petals, or twice as 

 many, rarely more or fewer. Ovary usually 1-celled. 



Natural Orders with these Characters. — Feankbniace.2E 

 (p. 238), Caryophylle^ (p. 238), PoETULACEiE (p. 261), Tama- 



EISCINEiE (p. 264). 



Cohort 5. GuTTiFBEALES (stamens numerous, calyx imbri- 

 cate). — Sepals 2-5, often 4 or 5, rarely numerous. Petals as many 

 as sepals, rarely more. Ovary usually 3- or more celled. Flowers 

 regular. 



Natural Orders with these Characters. — Hypbeicine.(E (p. 265), 

 Teenstecbmiace^ (p. 267). 



Cohort 6. Malvales (stamens numerous, calyx valvate). — 

 Calyx lobes or sepals 5, rarely 2-4. Petals usually 5, rarely none. 

 Stamens free or united in one bundle. Ovary usually 8- or more 

 celled. 



Natural Orders with these Characters. — MALVACE.aE (p. 270), 

 Stbeculiace^ (p. 280), Tiliacb^ (p. 280). 



Series 11. Discifloe^ (p. 284 to p. 322). 

 Flowers regular with parts usually in fives. Calyx usually free 

 from the ovary. Stamens often definite inserted below or above or 

 around a disc. Ovary usually superior or immersed in the disc. 

 Carpels usually united. 



Cohort 1. Geraniales. — Disc often beneath the stems or ad- 

 nate to the staminal column, or reduced to glands alternating with 

 the petals. Ovary entire or often lobed, or with almost free carpels. 



Natural Orders with these Characters. — Lineje (p. 282), 

 Geeaniaoe^ (p. 284), EuTACB.iE (p. 295), Simaeube^ (p. 298). 



