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Cohort 2. — Olacales. 



Characters. — Calyx imbricate. GyncBcium syncarpous, 

 ovules suspended, raphe dorsal. Seeds albuminous. 

 Order 102. Olaccacese. 



103. loacinacese. 



104. CyriUaceBe. 



105. Phytocrenaceffi. 



106. Aquifoliacese or Ilicacese. 



Cohort 3. — Celastrales. 



Characters. — Calyx imbricate or valvate. Gynoeoium 

 syncarpous ; ovtiles erect, raphe ventral. Seeds usually 

 albuminous, radicle inferior. Nearly always trees or shrubs. 

 Order 107. Celastracese. 



108. Hippocrateacese. 



109. Stackhousiacese. 



110. Ehamnacese. 



111. Vitacese. 



Cohort 4. — Sa^pindales. 



Characters. — Calyx imbricate ; gynoecium usually syn- 

 carpous or rarely apocarpous ; ovules generally ascending vcith 

 raphe ventral. Seeds usually exalbuminous. Trees or shrubs, 

 rarely herbs. 



Order 112. Sapindacese. 



113. Aceracese. 



114. Staphyleaceae. 



115. Sabiaceffi. 



116. Anacardiacese. 



Anomalous Orders. 



Order 117. Coriariaceae. 

 118. Moringaoese. 



Series 3. — CALYOiFLORiE. 



The calyx is usually gamosepalous, stamens perigynous or 

 epigynous ; gynoecium apocarpous or syncarpous. Bentham and 

 Hooker divide this group into the following Cohorts : — 



Cohort 1. — Bosales. 

 Char act ers.-^Stamens perigynous or epigynous. Gynoe- 

 cium usually simple or apocarpous ; rarely syncarpous. Ovary 



