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SYNOPSIS OF THE NATURAL ORDERS. 
87. Rosace.® (part of Tr. Dryadea;). Stipules aduate to tlie 
petiole. 
283. Urticace.®. Stipules free, deeiduous. 
b. Stipules 0. FI. monoecious. Perigone 0. 
113. CERATOPHYLLE.E. 
c. Stipules 0. FI. hermaphrodite or polygamous. Embryo 
straight. 
277- Thymele.®. Fr. a nut or di-upe. Radicle superior. 
27G. Elasagne.®. Fr. clothed with the beriy-like perigone. 
Radicle inferior. 
d. Stipules 0. FI. hermaphrodite or polygamous. Embrj'o 
curved or spiral. 
120. Paronychiace.® (Scleranthus). Fr. inclosed in the 
hardened calyx-tube. 
264. Chenopodiacb.®. Cal. not hardened. Stain, from the 
base of the perianth. 
263. Amaranthaceas. Cal. not hardened. Stam. hypogynous. 
C. Male flowers always in catkins. 
286. Amentace^®. 
Subclass II. GITVINOGENS. 
Seeds quite naked. 
301. CONIFERiE. 
Class II. MONOCOTYLEDONES. 
Wood of stem youngest at the centre. Cotyledon single. 
Subclass I. DICTYOGENS. 
Leaves net-veined, deciduous. 
304. Trilliace.®. Perianth inferior. 
304. TamEj®. Perianth superior. 
Subclass II. ENDOGENS. 
Leaves parallel-veined, persistent. 
Subdivision I. Florida. Floral envelopes whorled. 
A. Ovaries several, each bearing a style or stigma. 
335. Alismace^. Perianth 6-parted. Caps, not bursting. 
