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SYNOPSIS OF THE CLASSES, 



210. JuaiANDBiE. Pevisinth of |^ a scale 

 or bract; of $ 2-4-tootlied. Ovary 1-celled; 

 ovule 1, erect, orthotropous. Fruit a drupe 

 with a 2-Talved endocarp. — Leaves pinnate, 

 stipulate ....... 



211. CuPTOiFEEa;. Perianth of ^ un- 

 equally lohed; of ^ B-Iobed. Ovary 2-6- 

 celled. Fruit of 1-3 1-seeded nuts in an 



711 



involucre. — Leaves simple, alternate, stipu- 

 late 714 



212. CoEYLACEiE. Perianth of (J a stami- 

 niferous scale ; ? irregularly lobed. Ovary 

 1-celled, with 2 ovules, pendulous from pro- 

 minent placentas. Fruit a 1-seeded nut, 

 enclosed in the accrescent foliaceous tubular 

 bracteoles. — Leaves simple, stipulate . .716 



Cohort XXXVII. Santalales. — Mowers g or diclinous. Perianth usually conspi- 

 cuous, coloured, polymorphous and valvate. Ovary l-oo -celled ; cells l-oo -ovuled ; ovules 

 usually reduced to a naked nucleus. Fruit a 1-seeded berry or drupe. — Parasitic herbs or 

 shrubs. This Cohort is closely allied to VIII., Olacales. 



213. LoEANiHACEJE. Flowers ^, rarely 

 diclinous. Perianth often coloured, gamo- 

 or poly-sepalous, valvate. Stamens inserted 

 on the perianth-lobes or segments. Ovary 

 1-celled ; ovule solitary, erect, adnate to the 

 cell-wall. Embryo in fleshy albumen.— 

 Shrubs, parasitic on branches; leafless, or 

 leaves thickly coriaceous, exstipulate . 



214. Santalacbjb. Perianth and sta- 

 mens of io7'«?«iAflicc«. Ovary 1-celled; ovules 

 2-00 , pendulous from a free central column. 

 Embryo in fleshy or dry albumen.— Shrubs or 

 herbs, parasitic on roots or branches ; leaves 

 opposite oj alternate, -exstipulate . 



215. GETJBBiACEiE. Flowers 5, in small 



718 



722 



axillary cones. Perianth of 4 valvate seg- 

 ments. Stamens 8. Ovary 2-celled at first, 

 with one pendulous ovule in each cell. Em- 

 bryo in fleshy albumen. — Shrubs; leaves 

 opposite, ericoid, exstipulate . . . 72-5 



216. BALAUopHOEEa;. Flowers 1-sexual, 

 sometimes ^ {Cyiiomorhim). Perianth $ 

 usually 3-lobed, valvate; J various or 0. 

 Stamens usually 3, monadelphous (1 in Cy- 

 nomorium). Ovary 1-2-celled ; ovules 1 in 

 each cell, pendulous, often adnate to the cell- 

 wall. Embryo undivided, in fleshy or granu- 

 lar albumen. — -Fleshy scapigerous leafless 

 root-parasites 726 



Incomplete-flowered Orders of Urilcnown or very dubious Affinity. 



221. PoBOSTEMACEiE. Flowcrs 5 or di- 

 clinous. Perianth or simple. Stamens 

 definite or indefinite, hypogynous. Ovary 

 superior, 1-3-celled; cells many-ovuled; 

 placentas axile or parietal; ovules anatropous. 



Fruit capsular. Embryo exalbuminous ; 

 radicle superior. — Aquatic herbs often re- 

 sembling Hepaticcs, or Musoi, or Alg(S . . 737 

 222. Batidea See also 46 . . 305, 738 



Sub-class II. Gymnospermous. 



Ovules produced superficially on a scale (bract or open ovary) ; fertilized by the direc 

 application* of the pollen to the apex of the nucleus, which the pollen-tnbe penetrates. 

 —Flowers unisexual (except in Welwitschia). 



223. CottiYERjE. Stem branched, exo- 

 genous, with slender pith and no proper 

 vessels (vascular tissue proper). Leaves op- 

 posite whorled or fascicled, simple; nerves 

 simple. Perianth 



223«. GNETACE.a3. Stem branched, exo- 

 genous, or tissues confused, with slender pith 



739 



and proper vessels. Leaves or opposite; 

 nerves branched (except Wehvitschid). Peri- 

 anth of bracts or scales .... 748 



224. CrcADEiE. Stem simple, rarely 

 branched or ; pith large and proper vessels 

 abundant. Leaves compound; nerves straight. 

 Perianth 750 



