1 INTRODUCTION 



Order 91. Graminece (The Grass Family). — Herbs with stems 

 usually hollow ; leaves distichous, linear, with split sheaths ; 

 stamens 2 — 3; anthers versatile ; carpels and stigmas 1 — 2; ovary 

 i-chambered, i-ovuled. (p. 546.) 



Division II. Gymnosperms. — Plants having no ovary, the 

 ovules being naked, (pp. 591 — 596.) 



Class I. Coniferce. — Trees and shrubs with rigid, evergreen, 

 needle-shaped or linear leaves ; and imperfect flowers, the staminate 

 ones deciduous and catkin-like, the seed-bearing ones either a 

 solitary ovule or a cone of fleshy or wooden scales, (pp. 591 — 596). 



Order 92. Araucaridcece (The Monkey-Puzzle Family). — 

 Cones perfect ; seeds with woody or leathery testa and no aril. 



(P- 592.) 



Order 93. Taxdcece (The Yew Family). — Seeds projecting 

 beyond carpels or without carpels, with fleshy testa or aril. 

 (P- 595-) 



