XXVI 
SYNOPSIS OF THE NATUEAL OEDEKS. 
4 Corolla polypetalous, inferior 5 
Corolla polypetalous, superior , 31 
Corolla monopetalous (petals cohering), superior .... 36 
Corolla monopetalous, inferior 41 
5 Ovaries many, distinct or imited, each bearing a style ; 
or solitary 'with one lateral placenta 6 
Ovarj' solitary ; placentas 2 or more, parietal 'or on the 
dissepiments, not fomiing a central axis 13 
Ovary solitary ; placentas central ,' 18 
6 Corolla regular 7 
Corolla iiTegular 10 
7 Sepals distinct. Stamens hypogynous 8 
Sepals more or less combined below 9 
8 Stamens indefinite, usually manj' (when few, alternate 
with the petals). Anth. opening by two longitudinal 
clefts i. Rummculacece. 
Stamens opposite to the petals ii. Be)-bei idacetB. 
9 Stamens as many as, or twice the number of the petals, 
inserted at the base of the calyx. No stipides. 
xxxiv. Crasstikicete. 
Stamens 20 or more, inserted on the calyx. Leave8 
with stipides xxvi. RosacenB (part). 
10 Leaves -with stipules 11 
Leaves without stipides 12 
11 Stamens 10, mono- or diadelphous , .xxT. Leguminosce. 
12 Stamens 10 — 24, on an iiTegular disk. Ovary 3-lobed, 
1-celled, soon open at the end . . . .vii. Itesedacece. 
Stamens many, inserted on the receptacle. Ovaries one 
or few, becoming follicles, closed. 
i. Ranunculaceee (part). 
13 Corolla regular. Petals 4 , . < 14 
Corolla regular. Petals 5 15 
Corolla regular. Petals many 16 
Corolla irregular 17 
14 Sepals 2. Stamens many iv. Papafcracece. 
Sepals 4. Stamens tetradynamous . . . .vi. Crucijerce. 
15 Sepals equal, distinct, imbricate. Stamens 5. 
X. DroseracecE. 
Sepals distinct ; 3 inner twisted in the bud ; 2 outer 
smaller or wanting. Stamens indefinite, many. 
viii. Cistacece. 
Sepals equal, more or less imited below. Stamens as 
many or twice as many as the petals, from a shield- 
like disk xxviii. Tamariscacea. 
10 Sepals and petals gradually passing into each other. 
iii. Nymphaacea. 
17 Leaves with stipules. Sepals 5. Stamens 5, free. 
ix. Violacecc. 
