SYNOPSIS OF THE NATURAL ORDERS. 11 



VL. : — Stam. 4 to many (usually about 16), on "base of cor., or on the toraa, 

 Pem. PL.: — Staw modes 2-10. Ovary 3-or more-celled, with 1, rarely 2 

 ovules in each cell. Fruit indehiscent, l-iO-seeded. Seeds large, endoap. 

 copious.— Trees or shrubs, with altern. or opp, entire exstip, leaves. 



LXV3II. Styrace^. (Symplocos), Floicers 2-sexual. Col. super.; 

 limb small, 5-lobed, imbr. Pet. 5, free or slightly connate at base, imbr. 

 Stam. many and in several series, at the base of the cor. Ovary 2 — 3- 

 celled ; ovules 2, pendulous in each cell, style simple. Drupe 1-3-seeded. 

 Endos']^. copious.— Trees or shrubs with altern. exstip. leaves. 



3. Ovary super., rarely infer, fitam. as many as and altern. with cor."* 

 lobes, or fewer. Carpels 2, rarely 1 or 3. 



* Flowers reg. Leaves usually opposite. 



LXIX. Oleace^. Flowers usually 1-sexual. Oal. infer., 4-9-lobed. 

 C'or.-iobes 4-5 or more. Stam. 2, on base of cor. Ovary 2-celled, cells 

 1-2-ovuled (3-4 in Schrehera), style simple, often 2-lobed. Fruit a capsule 

 berry or drupe. Seeds 1-2 in each celJ.- Trees or shrubs. Leaves opp., 

 rarely altern.; simple or pinnate, stipules 0. 



LXX, Salvadobace^ (Salvadora). Floiuers l-ov2-sexnaX. C'a Z. infer., - 

 4-part., lobes imbr. Stam. 4, epipet. Ovary 1-celled, with a solitary erect 

 ovule. Fruit a 1-seeded drupe. Endosp. 0.— Trees or shrubs, with opp. 

 entire exstip. leaves. 



LXXI. Apocynace^. Flowers 2-sexual. Cal. infer., 5-part.,- often 

 with scales or glands within. Corolla salver-shaped or rotate ;■ lobes 5, 

 contorted. Stam. 5, inserted on cor.-tube, free or adnate to the stigma, 

 pollen granular. Disk various or 0. Carp. 2, distinct, i -or 2-celled, few- 

 er many-ovuled, style 1, stigma 2-fid. Fruit a berry or drupe, or of 2 dis- 

 tinct or connate follicles, beedx often comose at one or both ends. — Trees, 

 shrubs or herbs, with usually milky juice. Leaves opp. or whorled, entire, 

 exstip. 



LXXIL AscLEPiADACE-aE. CaZ, infer. ; lobes 5, imbr. Cor.-tube with 

 often a ring of scales in the throat ; lobes 5, valvate or contorted. Stam^- 

 .^, on base of cor., fil. usually connate in a fleshy tube ; anth. adnate by a 

 broad connective to the stigma, 2-celled ; pollen in 1 or 2 erect or pendu- 

 lous granular masses in each cell, the masses of contiguous cells of 

 different anthers attached to glands at the angles of the stigma. Carp. 2, 

 distinct, inclosed in the stam.-tube, many-ovuled ; styles 2 ; stigma 1, 

 adnate to the anth. Follicles 2. Seeds many, crowned with a long pencil 

 of hairs, endosp. copious. — Herbs or shrubs, visually twining. Leaves 

 opp., exstip., entire, rarely 0. 



LXXIII. LoGANiACE^. Cal. infer., segments 4 or 5. Cor.-lohes 4 or 5, 

 valvate or imbr. Htam. 4 or 5, on the cor.-tube, fil. distinct. Ovary 

 2-celled, ovules many in each cell. Fruit indehiscent or a capsule. Seeds 

 1 , 2 or many, endosp. copious.— Trees, shrubs or herbs, with opp. leaves. 



LXXIV. GENTiANACEiEJ. Cal. infer., 4-5-part. Cor. rotate tubular 

 campanulate or ventricose ; lobes 4-5, contorted, rarely valvate. Starrio 

 on tube or throat of cor., and as many as the lobes, fil. distinct. 

 Ooary 1-celled, with parietal placentas, rarely 2«celled, many-ovuled j- 



