COHORTS AND OEDERS. (BY THE EDITOR.) 



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oelled ; stigmas 2-4; ovule 1, basal. Emtryo 

 curved or spiral : albumen flesby or floury or 

 0. — Herbs, shrubs, or rarely trees ; leaves 

 various, exstipulate. . , , . . 637 



182. BASELLEiE. Sepals 5, 1-2-seriate, 

 green or coloured. Stamens 5, perigynous, 

 opposite the sepals ; anthex-s 2-celled. Ovary 

 1-celled ; stigmas usually 3 or 3-lobed ; ovule 

 1, basal. J^mbryo spiral ; albumen floury. — 

 Herbs,fleshy, often trailing ; leaves scattered, 

 rarely opposite, fleshy, exstipulate . . 640 



183. Pakonychie^. Sepals 4-6, green or 

 white. Stamens 1-6, opposite the sepals, or 



0, perigynous or hypogynous, sometimes 

 alternating with petals or ataminodes. Ovary 

 1-celled.; styles 2-3 ; ovule 1, rarely 2, basal. 

 Embryo curved or annular ; albumen floury. 

 — Herbs, rarely shrubby ; leaves opposite or 

 fascicled ; stipules scarious or . . . 642 



184. OTNOCBAMBEiE. Flowers monoecious. 

 Perianth (J of 2 juxtSiposed leaflets ; of ? 

 tubular, excentric, superior, 3 - lobulate. 

 Stamens oo ; anthers linear, versatile. Ovary 

 inferior; style simple ; ovule 1, basal. Embryo 

 hooked ; albumen subcartilaginous. — An 

 annual herb ; leaves opposite below, stipulate 645 



Cohort XXVIII. Laurales. — Flowers usually unisexual. Perianth green or coloured, 

 usually regular. Ovary superior (inferior in Qyrocarfem), 1-celled ; stigma 1 ; ovule 

 solitary. Embryo straight, albuminous or not. 



186. MoNiMiACE^. Flowers usually mo- 

 noecious, in a reoeptacular cup. Sepals 

 4-QO , many-seriaite, imbricate. Stamens 

 usually many, free, inserted on the cup; 

 anthers opening by slits or valves, alternating 

 with staminodes. Ovule pendulous, lateral 

 or basilar. Fruit a nut or drupe. Embryo 

 albuminous, cotyled ons divaricate. — Aromatic 

 trees or shrubs ; leaves exstipulate 



186. MTKiSTlCBiE. Flowers dicecious. 

 Perianth 2-4-fid, valvate. Stamens mona- 

 delphous ; anthers extrorse. Ovule basal, 

 erect. Seed with ruminate albumen ; cotyle- 

 dons divaricate ; radicle- inferior. — Aromatic 



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trees ; leaves alternate, exstipulate. (Should 



be placed next to Anonaeea) . . . 649 



187. Latjbine^. Flowers 5 or poly- 

 gamous. Perianth 4-9-tid, imbricate. Sta- 

 mens free ; anthers extrorse or introrse, 

 opening by valves. Ovule pendulous. Seed 

 exalbuminous ; radicle superior. — Aromatic 

 trees ; rarely scentless twining leafless herbs ; 

 leaves alternate sub-opposite or whorled, 

 exstipulate ...... 652 



187a. Gtrooaepe.^. Flowers of Lmirineee, ■ 

 but ovary inferior and cotyledons spirally 

 coiled round the plumule .... 664 



Coliort XXIX. Daphnales. — Flowers usually hermaphrodite. Perianth green or 

 coloured, regular or irregular, often tubular. Ovary 1- rarely 2-celIed, superior ; stigma 

 1 ; ovule usually solitary, pendulous or sub-erect. Albumen 0, rarely scanty ; embryo 

 straight. 



188. THTMELBiE. FloWCTS § 0>" 



gamous. Perianth 4^S-fid, imbricate. 



poly- 

 Sta- 

 mens inserted on the tube. Ovary 1- rarely 

 2-celled; style ventral or sub-terminal ; ovule 

 pendulous. Seed exalbuminous or nearly 

 so ; radicle superior.-^Shrubs or trees, rarely 

 herbs ; bark tough ; leaves opposite or 



scattered, exstipulate 



189. HEEKANDlEiE. Flowers monoecious. 

 Perianth 6-10-partite ; segments 2-seriate, 

 valvate. Stamens 3-4 ; anthers opening by 

 a deciduous valve. Ovary 1-celled; style 

 terminal; ovule pendulous. Seed exal- 

 buminous; radicle superior. — Trees; leaves 

 scattei'ed, exstipulate 



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190. Et^AGNE^. Flowers i^ or diclinous. 

 Perianth tubular or 4-6-fid or -partite, im- 

 bricate or 'valvate. ' Starhens perigynous or 

 inserted on the perianth-tube, free. Ovary 

 1-celled ; ovule sub-basal. Seed with scanty 

 albumen ; radicle inferior.- — Shrubs or trees 

 with silvery scales ; leaves alternate or oppo- 

 site, exstipulate ' . 659 



191. PEOTEACEiE. Flowers usually 5 • 

 Perianth of 4 usually spathulate, free or 

 partially free, valvate orsub-valvate segments. 

 Anthers inserted on the perianth-segments. 

 Ovary 1-celled ; ovules l-oo . Seed exal- 

 buminous ; radicle inferior. — Shrubs or trees ; 

 leaves rarely opposite, exstipulate . . 601 



