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DICOTYLEDONS. 
L. Combretace.t.. Trees, shrubs, or woody climbers. Leaves opposite or alternate, without 
stipules. Flowers regular or nearly so. Stamens definite or rarely indefinite. Ovary inferior, 
1 -celled, with 2 or more |1 in Gyrocarpus) ovules pendulous from the apex of the cavity. Style 
undivided. Seed solitary, without albumen. Cotyledons convolute. 
LI. Myhta.ce/E. Trees or shrubs, very rarely undershrubs. Leaves opposite or alternate, 
without stipules, usually dotted. Flowers regular or nearly so. Calyx-lobes usually imbricate. 
Petals imbricate. Stamens indefinite or rarely definite; anthers opening in longitudinal slits 
or rarely in terminal pores. Ovary inferior. 2 or more-celled with 2 or more ovules in each cell, 
or rarely 1-celled with 1 placenta. Style undivided. Seeds without albumen. Cotyledons flat 
or folded, not convolute. 
LII. MklastomacE/E. Shrubs or rarely trees or herbs. Leaves opposite, not dotted, without 
stipules. Flowers regular or nearly so. Petals contorted. Stamens definite ; anthers opening 
in terminal pores, very rarely in longitudinal slits. Ovary inferior or enclosed in the calyx, 2 or 
more-celled, with 2 or more ovules in each cell, or rarely 1-celled with a central placenta. Style 
undivided. Seeds without albumen. Cotyledons flat or folded, not convolute. 
L1I1. Lythrakie.e. Herbs, shrubs, or trees. Leaves opposite or alternate, without stipules . 
Flowers regular or nearly so. Calyx-lobes valvate. Petals usually crumpled in the bud. 
Stamens definite or rarely indefinite. Ovary usually enclosed in the calyx-tube. 2 or more- 
celled. with few or many ovules in each cell. Style undivided. Seeds without albumen. 
Cotyledons not convolute. 
LIV. Onagkakie.e. Herbs (in the Australian genera). Leaves opposite or alternate, without 
stipules. Flowers regular or nearly so, usually 4-merous. Calyx-lobes valvate. Petals im- 
bricate. Stamens definite. Ovary inferior, 2 or more-celled, very rarely 1-celled. Style 
undivided. Seeds without albumen. 
Alliance XXXI. Passiflorales. — Flower* regular or irregular. Stamen s perigynous 
(or hypogynoits in some Passiflorete). Pistil syncarpous. Ovary free or adnate, 1 -celled, with 
parietal placentation, or 'S-celled with axile placentation. 
LV. Samydace.e. Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate. Stipules small or none. Flowers 
regular or nearly so. Petals and sepals nearly similar. Stamens indefinite or alternating with 
small scales or glands. Ovary 1-celled with parietal placentas. Style entire or branched. 
Seeds albuminous. 
LVI. Passiflore*. Climbers (in the Australian genera). Leaves alternate, with stipules- 
Flowers regular. Petals persistent with the calyx-lobes and often resembling them. Stamens 
definite. Ovary stalked. 1-celled. with parietal placentas. Style branched . Seeds albuminous. 
LVII. Cucurbit acE/E. Herbs either prostrate or climbing with tendrils. Leaves alternate, 
without stipules. Flowers unisexual, regular. Stamens 3 or 5. Ovary inferior, at first 1-celled. 
the (3) parietal placentas soon meeting in the axis and dividing the cavity into 3 or 6 cells or 
remaining 1 -celled with 1 placenta. Style entire or branched. Seeds without albumen. 
Alliance XXV. Ficoidales.— Flowers regular or nearly so. Ovary syncarpous, 
tree or wholly or partially adnate : placentation various. Embryo usually curved. 
LVIII. Cacte.e. Leaves represented by tufts of spines. Flowers solitary, hermaphrodite. 
Calyx-tube adnate to the ovary ; lobes 3 or many. Petals numerous. Stamens numerous, 
adnate to the base of petals. Ovary 1-celled. Style with a 3 or many-rayed stigma. Berry 
pulpy. Seeds numerous. 
LIX. Ficoide.e. Herbs or rarely undershrubs. sometimes succulent. Leaves alternate or 
rarely opposite, without any or with minute scarious stipules. Petals none or indefinite and 
narrow. Stamens indefinite or rarely definite. Ovary inferior or superior, several-celled (rarely 
reduced to 1 cell). Placentas basal or nearly so. Styles free or united at the base. Embryo 
curved in a mealy albumen. 
Alliance XV. Umbellales. Flowers regular (or in some genera the outer petals 
larger i. Ovary inferior , 2 or ninny celled : orules solitary, pendulous. Stamens rarely indefinite. 
Albumen copious, fleshy. 
LX. Umbellifer.e. Herbs, rarely shrubs or trees, usually with divided alternate sheathing 
leaves and umbellate flowers. Ovary 2-celled ; styles 2. Carpels dry in fruit, indehiscent and 
separating. 
LX1. Araliace/£. Shrubs or trees, with alternate divided leaves and umbellate capitate 
racemous or spicate (lowers. Ovary 2 or manv-celled. Fruit dry or drupaceous, not separating 
into its constituent carpels. 
LXII. Corkage.*. Trees, shrubs, or rarely herbs. Leaves opposite or rarely (as in the 
Australian genus) alternate, without stipules. Petal valvate. Stamen a many or twice u 
many u-_ petal . Ovary inferior. 1 or 2-celleJ with one pendulous ovule in each cell. Style 
simple. Seeds albuminous, the embryo nearly as long as the albumen. 
