SYNOPSIS OF NATTIHAL OUDER?. 



47. Araiiacece. — Trees, shrubs or herbs. Leaves alternate, simple or 

 com pound. Flowers umbellate or capitate, petals cadacous. Ovary 

 inferior. 



48. Cornacem. — Trees or shrubs. Leaves entire, usually opposite. 

 Stipules 0. Flowers regular. Ovary inferior. Fruit succulent, 2-celled. 

 Albumen fleshy. 



Sub-Class II.— GAMOPETALiE. 



Calyx and corolla present. Petals united (gamopetalous), 

 A. Ovary inferior (Perigi/nous gamopetal^d), 



15. Capkifoliales. — Floveers regular or irregular. Stamens as 

 many as the corolla lobes. Ovary inferior, 2-many-celled ; ovules 

 1-many in each cell. Albumen present rarely 0. 



49. Capri foliacecB, — Shrubs or herbs, often climbing, rarely trees. 

 Leaves opposite, simple or pinnate. Flowers regular or irregular. 

 Stamens attached to the corolla. Fruit a berry or drupe, 



50. 'Buhiacece. — Trees, shrubs or herbs. Leaves opposite. Stipules 

 free or connyte. Flowers usually regular. Stamens as many as corolla- 

 obes, alternating with thera. Ovary 2 or more celled. Cells 2 or many 

 ovuled. Albumen fleshy or horny. 



16. AsterAles. — Flowers regular or irregular, usually collected in 

 involucrate heads. Stamens — the corolla lobes, rarely fewer. Ovary 

 inferior 1-celled, 1-ovuled. 



51. Compositce. — Herbs, shrubs, rarely trees. Leaves alternate or 

 opposite. Flowers in involucrate heads. Anthers united in a tube round 

 the style, attached to the corolla. Calyx or reduced to a pappus of 

 hairs, scales or bristles. Ovary 1-celled, 1-ovuled. 



17. Campanales. — Flowers usually irregular, rarely unisexual or 

 collected in involucrate heads. Stamens — the corolla-lobes or fewer. 

 Ovary 2-6-celled, rarely I-celled with numerous ovules, rarely 1 ovule 

 in each cell ; style simple ; stigma often indusiate. 



52. Goodenoviece. — Herbs or shrubs, rarely trees. Leaves alternate. 

 Stipules 0. Stamens 5, free or connate in a ring. Ovary 1-2-celled, 

 Seeds albuminous. 



B. Ovary free {Hypogynons gamopetalcB). 



18. PrimulAles. — Corolla regular, hypogynous. Stamens as 

 many as the corolla-lobes and opposite to them. Ovary 1-celled, with 

 free basal placentas. 



53. Myrsinece* — Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate. Stipules 

 Stamens as many as lobes of the corolla. Ovary 1-celled ; ovules pelta te> 

 on a free, central placenta. Fruit fleshy or hard, usually in dehiscent. 

 1 or few seeded. 



