CXXIV. GOODENIACB^. 



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Stylidium. 



Seed cut 



vertically (mag.). 



two capillary branches terminated ■ 

 by a glandular head ; ovules as- 

 cending, anatropous, on placentas 

 fixed in the middle of the septum. 

 Capstilb 2-celled, or almost 1-celled 

 by suppression of the septum, some- 

 times septifragally 2-valved5 or with 

 the anterior cell suppressed, the 

 posticous fertile and loculicidal, 

 sometimes indehiseent. Seeds 

 numerous, minute, sub-globose. 

 Embkto minute, at the base of a fleshy oily albumen. 



Stylidium adnatum. 



SlifUdium. 

 Fruit (mag.). 



Forstera. ; 



GENERA. ♦• 

 * Stylidium. 



Levenhookia. 



Stylidiem approacla Cumpanitlacecs in the epigynous corolla and stamens, introrse anthers, anatropous 

 ovules, capsular fruit and fleshy albumen. But Campanulacere have an isostemonous corolla, free fila- 

 ments, horizontal ovules, the style furnished with a series of collecting hairs, and a loculicidal capsule. 

 Stylidiea also resemble Ooodemaeem in their irregular flower, epigynous corolla and stamens, 1-2-celled 

 ovary, placentation, ascending and anatropous ovules, and fleshy albumen. But Goodeniaeece differ in the 

 induplicative aestivation, isostemonous corolla, indusiate stigma and axile embryo. 



StylidiecB belong to the southern hemisphere ; most of its species inhabit extra-tropieal Australia. 

 [A few advance into Eastern India and South China. The species of Forstera inhabit the Alps of Australia, 

 New Zealand and Fuegia. — Ed.] 



CXXIV. GOODENIACEJE. 



(GrOODENOVliE, R. Br. — GooDBNOViEyB, BartUng. — Sc^vOLACE^, Lindl.) 



CoKOLLA epigynous or perigynous, monopetalous, isostemonous, oestivation indupli- 

 cate. STAMtBifs .epigynous. Stigma indusiate. Ovules erect, anatropous. Embryo 

 alhuminov^. 



Usually herbaceous, sometimes woody below, erect or climbing. Leaves scat- 

 tered, sometimes all radical, simple, exstipulate. Flowers ? , irregular, axillary or 

 terminal. Calyx sometimes superior, absent or distinctly 5-fid ; sometimes of 3-5 

 inferior sepals, coherent at the base. Corolla inserted at the base or top of the 



