NATURAL ORDERS. 
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Leaves alternate or opposite, coriaceous. Sepals 4-6, estiva- 
tion imbricated. Corolla 4-6-parted. Stamens inserted upon 
the corolla equal in number to its segments and alternate witb 
them ; filaments erect ; anthers adnate. Ovary 2-6-celled ; 
ovules solitary, pendulous. Fruit drupaceous, with 2-6 stones 
or nucules. Seed suspended ; albumen hard ; embryo minute. 
a. Properties : astringent and tonic. 
Geneka. — lies, Prinos, Wemopanthes. 
4YT. Ebenace^, the Ebony Tribe. — Trees or shruhs without 
milk. Leases alternate, entire, coriaceous. Inflorescence axil- 
lary ; flowers polygamous. Calyx in 3 to 
6 divisions. Corolla 3-6-cleft, often pu- Fig. 195. 
bescent. Stamens inserted on the corolla, ^^>\ ,-</\ 
twice or four times as many as its seg- ftyxt/ 
ments. Ova/py sessile, several-celled ; style ^^^-^^^^ y1\ 
divided ; stigmas bifid or simple. Fruit a ^'^^^^^i^ / \ r i 
kind of berry. Seeds large and bony ; albu- ^^^^\ \\( ly^/ 
men white and cartilaginous ; embryo short. ^^^^^^^^ >r^^ 
a. Properties: fruit edible when fully ripe; the ^r-^-^joi^NO^^^^u 
bark is powerfully astringent. i»^^^^^*^^^>S^\ 
Genus. — Diospyros. Jilii''^ || ^"^^^^ 
Fig. 195. Diospyros virginiana : a, the persistent 
calyx ; 6, the fruit, which is a yellow berry. 
4Y8. Styracace^, the Storax Tribe. — Trees or shrubs. Leaves 
alternate. Flowers axillary. Calyx persistent. Corolla reg- 
ular, inserted in the calyx. Stamens more or less united. Ovary 
cohering more or less with the tube of the calyx. Fruit drupa- 
ceous, inclosed in the calyx. Seeds usually solitary, erect, or 
suspended ; embryo slender, in the axis of fleshy albumen. 
a. Properties : stimulant, aromatic, and fragrant. 
Genera. — Styrax, Halesia. 
479. Ltsimachi^ or Primulace^, the Primrose Tribe. — 
Herbs. Leaves usually radical, otherwise opposite, whorled, or 
alternate. Calyx 4 or 5 cleft, persistent. Corolla regular, usually 
5-cleft. Stamens inserted on the corolla, equal in number to 
its lobes and opposite them. Ovary 1-celled ; style 1 ; stigma 
capitate. Fruit capsular, placenta central, distinct. Seeds 
numerous, albuminous ; embryo transverse. 
a. Properties : of little importance except for their beauty ; they are cultivated 
as showy garden annuals, or perennials. 
Genera. — Androsace, Primula, Dodecatheon, Glaux, Lysimachia, Trientalis, Ana- 
gallis, Hottonia, Samolus. 
480. Plantaginace^, the Plantain Tribe. — Herbaceous 
plants, often stemless. Leaves radical, ribbed. Calyx 4-parted, 
persistent. Con'olla tubular or urn-shaped, scarious and persist- 
ent ; the linrib 4-cleft. Stamens 4, inserted on the corolla, al 
