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SYNOPSIS OF NATrilAL ORDERS. 



2. Parietales. — Stamens definite or indefinite. Ovary syncarpous, 

 with parietal placeutation, one-celled or spuriously divided by cellular 

 placentary dissepiments. Ovules rarely solitary. Fruit various, 

 single from each flower. 



6. ViolacecB. — Herbs, shrubs or trees. Leaves simple, alternate. 

 Flowers irregular or regular. Petals and Stamens 6, the connective pro- 

 duced. Seeds albuminous. 



7. GapparidecB. — Trees or shrubs often scandent or herbs. Leaves 

 alternate, simple or palmately foliate. Petals 4. Stamens indefinite. 

 Ovary stalked, seeds on parietal placentas. Albumen 0. 



8. Uesedacece, — Herbs or shrubs. Leaves entire or pinnatisect. 

 Flowers bracteate. Disk usually conspicuous (0 in Oligomeris)* Sta- 

 mens numerous. Fruit a capsule or berry. Seeds numerous. 



9. Bixinece. — Trees or shrubs. Leaves simple, alternate. Sepals 4 

 or 5. Stamens indefinite, free or connate. Seeds few or many, on parietal 

 placentas. Albumen fleshy. 



3. Poly GALES. — Sepals 5, equal or unequal. Petals 5. Stamens 

 5, 6 or 8, free or monadelphous. Ovary 2-merous. 



10. Fittosporeoe. — Trees or shrubs. Leaves simple, alternate exstipu- 

 late. Sepals unequal. Stamens 5. Embryo minute. Seeds albumin- 

 ous. 



4. Caryophylline^ —Sepals 5 — 4 — 2, free or connate. Petals 5, 

 rarely fewer, sometimes minute. Stamens 5 — 10 or numerous. Ovary 

 1-celled, usually with a free central placenta. Albumen mealy ; 

 embryo usually curved. 



11. TamariscinecB. — Small trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate, scalelike.. 

 Flowers regular, bisexual ; sepals and petals each 4, 6. Stamens as many 

 as petals or twice as many. Ovary 1-celled. Seeds tufted. 



6. GuTTiFERALES. — Scpals 2 — 6 or more, imbricate. Petals as 

 many, rarely more. Stamens indefinite. Ovary usually syncarpous,. 

 with axile placentation. 



12. GuttijercB. — Resinous trees, juice often coloured. Leaves coria- 

 ceous, opposite, without stipules. Flowers unisexual or polygamous. 

 Calyx imbricate. Stamens indefinite, free or connate. Ovary syncar- 

 pous. 



13. Ternstrcemiacece.^TreeB or shrubs. Leaves alternate. Flowers 

 regular, bisexual. Stamens indefinite, free or connate at base. Ovary 

 S-S-celled. Embryo oily. 



14. Dipterocavpece. — Trees (1 genus climbing shrubs). Leaves alter- 

 nate, entire, often with large stipules. Flowers hermaphrodite. Calyx- 

 segments usually enlarged in fruit. Cotyledons thick. Albumen 0. 



6. Malvales. — Sepals or calyx-lobes valvate in bud, Petals as 

 many as sepals or 0. Stamens monadelphous or free. Ovary syncar- 

 pous, with axile placentation. 



