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286 THE VEGETABLE WORLD. 
whose leaves have parallel veins, and whose trunk is formed of 
bundles of spiral and dotted vesicles, guarded by woody tubes, 
whose bundles are arranged in a confused manner and reproduced 
in the centre of the trunk. Leaves and stem are here distinctly 
separated. Spiral vessels, breathing pores, and sexual organs free 
from complication. The palms may be considered as the typical 
form of Endogens; the grasses are Endogens with hollow stem. 
Dr. Lindley divides the class into— 
a Garr. 
SECTION 1.—FLOWERS GLUMACEOUS, WITH IMBRICATED, COLOURLESS, OR 
F fl 
aving flowers ss Pee a of bracts, that X XIX. Graminacew, or grasses 
{ is, imbricated, colourless, or neceaseo | pe os Cyperacem, or #0dg 
seule | fa tne twee teat orders the  ovule is is| | XXXL. Desvauxinces 
ascending, woo — compound ; in the other WOrts. + 
7. GLUMALS, ag the ovu pendulous, the pistil sim- XXXII. Restiacez, - 
ple. opted ach the Palms; and the marsh plants. 
(las, ay Rushes, passing naturally to the} XXXII. ew or pipe 
wi le ; 
SECTION 2.—PETALOID FLOWERS, WITH Two CALYX OR COROLLA, OR BOTH, NAKED. 
Flow 
or pig or both, having the sexes on dif- 
tiacese, or 
ferent flowers, with rudiments of the absent tA REN fn 
naked, furnished with true cal 
xz duckweed 
| XXXV. Typhacez, or bullrushes 
Screw- 
sexes present; embryo axile, albumen races, or arums, 
> ARLE, mealy ie fleshy, some altogether without [ eo Pandan, o 
albumen. Here we have simplest | 
pice “hg flowering plants, gradually yy 
app g the Palms in the Screw-pines. 
ag m prt, having both ¢ ephalag 
corolla seat on a te tte scaly s | 
9. PALMALS, with a minute emb lodged below the sietos Palmaces, or palms. 
ny or 'fles hy albumen. Bome 
i Dane are hermaphrodites, 
10. HypRats. Si fect or imperfect, a atic i scattered, not BSA Sina 
PAA, 
Floating water plants, with flowers a XXXIX. 
(out albumen. 
VARY, 
SECTION 3.—FLOWERS WITH A TRUE CALYX AND COROLLA ADHERENT To THE O . 
UINSEXUAL. 
Flowers unisexual, hay true calyx and XLII. Bromeliacez. 
corolla, adherent to the ovary. Stamens XLII. Taccacezx. 
three to six, or more, all perfect seeds, with XLIV. Hzmodoracer- 
11, NARCISsats. st Some of the Bromeliacee have XLV. Hypoxidaceee 
the calyx sige: Apt - fleshy and permanent XLVI. Amaryllidaces. 
as to have appearance of being| yyy. Ividacee. 
ra 
2 ee al, with one _ 
stamens, some of whic Soh il goon seeds T. Musacez. 
12, AMOMALS. with albumen; differs Narcissals in kg acearsieo rg 
havi ving the veins of ae Neunes diverging, L. Maran! 
incl ig Musa, Ginger wr » Car- 
s, Cannas, and Calatheas. 
Flowers unsymmetrical ; per grn 4 - Ll. Burmanniacee- 
13, ORCHIDArs, ser neta i hows albuies | meer’. LIT. Orchidaces. 
mogeneous body, estitute of visible Apostasiace- 
radicle or cotyledon. ecotee: 
SECTION 4.—FLoWERS witTH TRUE CALYX AND COROLLA FROM THE OVARY. 
Flowers half herbace eous, tripetalous, an 
hypogynous, with copious albumen. en LIV. yuna 
M4, XrBwars, 4 Gleeson 8 fleshy slbumen; in Phily-| LY. 
minute, sper the out: eC. 0. 
ae ni half emerged in Co Pomsitilinosat LIL Mayaces 
and outside in Mayacee. 
