SYNOPSIS OF ORDERS. 
xxxii 
CXIV. 
CXV. 
CXVI. 
CXVII. 
CXVIII. 
CXIX. 
cxx. 
CXXI. 
CXXII. 
CXXIII. 
CXXIV. 
cxxv. 
CXX VI. 
CXXVIL 
CXXVIII. 
Flowers unisexual. 
Nepenthace^e. Scandent shrubs. Leaves ending in pitchers. 
Flowers in racemes. Fruit capsular. Seeds winged. 
Piper ace.®. Herbs. Leaves entire. Flowers minute usually 
bisexual, no perianth. Ovary superior, i-celled, i-seeded. 
Fruit drupe. 
Chloranthace®. Herbs. Leaves toothed. Flowers minute, 
unisexual. Perianth o. Stamens I to 2. Ovary inferior; 
ovule 1. 
Myristicace®. Trees. Flowers small, unisexual. Perianth 
2- to 4-lobed, Stamens connate from perianth base. Ovary 
1, in perianth base, i-celled, i-ovuled. Fruit, drupe splitting. 
Seed large, covered with red aril. 
Monimiace®. Trees or shrubs. Flowers unisexual. Perianth 
cup-shaped, 2- or more-lobed. Stamens embedded in a disc 
lining it, very many. Ovaries many, 1-seeded. Fruit, berry 
or drupe. 
Laurine®. Trees (one leafless parasitic climber), unisexual. 
Perianth 4- to 6-lobed in 2 series. Stamens as many or 
more; anthers opening by valves. Drupe. 
Hernandiace®. Trees or climbers. Leaves alternate. 
Flowers small, unisexual or bisexual. Perianth superior 4- 
to 8-lobed. Stamens 3 to 5, opening by valves or introrse. 
Ovary 1-celled, i-ovuled. Fruit winged or calyx an enlarged 
cup. 
Flowers bisexual to CXXV 11 . 
Proteace®. Trees or shrubs. Leaves opposite. Perianth 
tubular; lobes 4 to 5. Stamens as many. Style very long. 
Drupe. 
Thymeleace®. Trees and shrubs. Leaves opposite. Peri¬ 
anth tubular; lobes 4 or 5. Drupe. 
Eleagnace®. Scandent shrub. Leaves silvery scaly beneath, 
alternate. Perianth small, constrict above ovary; lobes 4. 
Stamens 8. Drupe. 
Loranthace®. Shrubby parasites. Perianth often coloured, 
tubular splitting on one side, 5-lobed. Ovary inferior, 
Drupe. 
Santalace®. Shrubs or trees. Flowers very small. Ovary 
inferior. Drupe or capsule. 
Opiliace®. Shrubs. Flowers very small, bisexual. Stamens 
as many as the petals and opposite them. Petals gamo- 
sepalous or free. Ovary i-celled, 1-seeded. Fruit drupe. 
Balanophorace®. Fleshy parasites, leafless, red or yellow. 
Flowers unisexual. 
Euphorbiace®. Herbs, shrubs, or trees. Flowers unisexual. 
Perianth single, double or o. Stamens numerous, connate. 
Ovary 3-celled. Styles 3. Fruit splitting info bivalved cocci, 
3- seeded or fleshy with 3 seeds. Often laticiferous. 
