CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTS 125 



superior, 1- or more celled. Styles free, or divided at the apex. 

 Leaves entire, or absent on fleshy stems. 



Natural Orders with these Characters. — Cacte^ (p. 463), 

 FlcoiDB^ (p. 464). 



Cohort 5. Umbellales. — Flowers regular. Ovary inferior, 

 2- or more celled. Styles distinct or united at the base. Stamens 

 usually definite. 



Natural Orders with these Characters. — UMBELLiFBRiE (p. 464), 

 Araliace^ (p. 469), CoENACE.a; (p. 473). 



Division II. GAMOPETALM or MONOPETALM (p. 477 to p. 759). 



Flowers with both calyx and corolla. Petals more or less united 

 into a 2- or more lobed corolla-. 



Series I. BpiGYNiE (p. 477 to p. 571). 



Ovary inferior. Stamens usually equal in number to the lobes of 

 the corolla. Mostly herbs, often with milky juice. Shrubs in Gapri- 

 foliacece and a few Compositce. 



Cohort 1. EuBiAiiES.— Leaves usually opposite or verticillate. 

 Stamens attached to the corolla (epipetalous) . Ovary 2- or more 

 celled, each cell with 2 or more ovules. 



Natural Orders with these Characters. — CapripoliacEjB 

 (p. 477), Eubiace^ (p. 486). 



Cohort 2. AsTEEALES. — Stamens attached to the corolla. 

 Ovary 1-celled, 1-ovuled. 



Natural Orders with these Characters. — ValeeianEjE (p. 488), 

 DiPSACB^ (p. 490), CoMPOSiTiE (p. 492). 



Cohort 3. Campanales. — Stamens usually free from the 

 corolla. Ovary 1- or more celled, each with 1 or many ovules. 



Natural Order with these Characters. — Campanulace.^! 

 (p. 555). 



Series II. HTPOGYN.aa (p. 571 to p. 759). 



Ovary often superior. Stamens free from the corolla, opposite the 

 lobes, or twice or more than twice as many in number. 



Cohort 4. Bricales. — Flowers regular, hermaphrodite. 

 Stamens twice as many as the lobes of the corolla, or equal in 

 number and alternate with them. 



Natural Orders with these Characters. — Vacciniace.® (p. 571), 



ErICACE^ (p. 574), DiAPENSIACBiE (p. 599). 



Cohort 5. Primtjlalbs. — Flowers regular, hermaphrodite or 

 polygamous by abortion. Stamens equal in number to lobes or 

 petals of the corolla and opposite them. Ovary 1-celled. 



Natural Orders with these Characters. — Plumbaginbje 

 (p. 600), Primulacb^ (p. 604), 



