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Parietale Cohort. 



Order 143 (BixinesB); 160, trees and shrubs of the tropics. 



Order 144 (Canellacese); 4, trees of tropical America. 



Order 145, the Violets (Violaceas), 240, herbs, shrubs, and a few 

 trees of temperate and tropical climates. 



Order 146. the Rock-roses (Cistacese); 60, herbs and shrubs of tem- 

 perate c/imates. 



Order 147, the Resedads (Resedacese); 30 to 40, herbs and a few 

 shrubs, mostly of the Mediterranean region. 



Order 148, the Capparids (Capparidacese); 300, herbs, shrubs, rarely 

 trees, of tropical or subtropical regi-us. 



Order 149, the Crucifers (CrucifersB); 1200, herbs and a few low 

 shrubs, widely distributed. 



Order 150, the Fumeworls (Fumariaceae); 100, herbs of warm tem- 

 perate regions. 



Order 151, the Poppyworts (Papaveracese); 60, herbs and a few low 

 shrubs, mostly of the north temperate zone. 



Order 152, the Pitcher-plants (Sarraceniacese); 8, American herbs. 



Handle Cohort. 



Order 153, the Water-lilies (Nymphseacese) ; 35, aquatic herbs, 

 widely distril)uted. 



Order 154, the Berberids (Berberidacese); 100, herbs and shrubs of 

 temperate climates. 



Order 155, the Moonseeds (Menispermaceae); 80, woody twining 

 plants, mostly tropical. 



Order 156, the Anonads (Anonacese); 400, trees and shrubs, mostly 

 tropical. 



Order 157, the Magnoliads (Magnoliacese); 70, trees and shrubs, 

 mostly of warm climates. 



Order 158 (Calycanthacese); 3, shrubs of North America and Japan. 



Order 159 (Dilleniacese); 180, mostly shrubs, which are chiefly 

 tropical. 



Order 160, the Crowfoots (Rahunculacese); 540, herbs and a few 

 shrubs of temperate and cool climates. 



535. If we glance over the foregoing assemblage of 

 plants, we are at once struck with their great diversity of 

 structure, both as regards the flowers and the general plant- 

 body. The extreme of simplicity is reached, perhaps, in 

 the Podostemads; and these small aquatics, almost desti- 



