78 VASCULAR PLANTS 



mens 5, opposite to the petals. Ovary 3 or 

 6-ovulate; style 3-cleft. Capsule 3-valved, 

 3-seeded. 



0. %. flowers white, rosy. 



4. Montia, Michel. 



Sepals 2, persistent. External petals 3; in- 

 ternal 2, connate. Stamens 3 or 5. Ovary 

 3-ovulate; style 3-cleft. Capsule 3-valved, 

 3 seeded. 



0. flowers white. 



ORDER XHI. CHENOPODIALES. 



Corolla 0. Perigonium inferior. Stamens 

 opposite to the sepals. Ovary 1-1 ocular, cen- 

 trospermous. Stipules 0. 



Family XL. Amarantaceae. 



Perigonium without a tube, 3-bracteate; 

 anterior bract longer than the 2 lateral ones. 

 Style simple. 



l. Amarantus, L. 



Polygamous. Monoecious. Stamens dis- 

 tinct. Style short; stigmas 2 or 3. Fruit a 

 circumscissile utricle. 0. 



Family XL. Chenopodeae. 



Perigonium without a tube, not more than 

 1-bracteate. 



