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58, LENTIBULARIE®.—Small aquatic herbs; stems furnished 
with minute bladders. Stamens 2, with 1-celled anthers. 
Ovary 1-celled, with numerous ovules on a free-central pla- 
centa. (Utricularia, 4 sp.) 
59. Myororinpm.—Tree, with alternate gland-dotted 
leaves. Corolla nearly regular. Stamens 4, sub-equal. 
Ovary 2—4-celled, with 1 (or 2) ovules in each cell, Fruit a 
drupe. (Myoporum (Ngaio), 1 sp.) 
60. VERBENACE®.—Herbs, shrubs, or trees, with opposite 
leaves. Corolla 2-lipped or regular. Stamens 4; anthers 1- 
or 2-celled. Ovary 2-4-celled, with 1 or 2 pendulous ovules 
in each cell. Fruit a drupe, or of 4 nuts, or indehiscent. 
(Vitex (Puriri), 1 sp.; Teueridium, 1 sp.; Avicennia, 1 sp.) 
61. LaprAra.—square-stemmed herbs, usually aromatic. 
Stamens 4, equal or didynamous. Ovary deeply 4-lobed, 
consisting of 2 2-lobed and 2-celled carpels containing 1 oyule 
in each cell. Fruit of 4 nucules. (Mentha, 1 sp., 1 or 2 intro- 
duced sp. of Mint; Scutellaria, 1 Sp.; Prunella (Self-heal), intro- 
duced, 1 sp.) 
Sub-class III. Incomprnra. 
Division I., MonocnnamMypEm,—Pevianth present. 
a. Ovary superior ; fruit often enclosed in the perianth, 
+ Ovary 1-celled, 1-ovuled, usually with two or more styles. 
| Eindosperm mealy. 
62. NycraginEa.—Tree; leaves opposite, entire. Peri- 
anth 5-lobed, becoming viscid in fruit. Stamens 6-8, hypogy- 
nous. Style only 1. LKmbryo with foliaceous cotyledons 
folded round the endosperm. (Pisonia, 1 sp.) 
63. Potyconsa.—Herbs or shrubs; leaves alternate, 
stipules ochreate. Perianth 5-6-partite. Stamens 6-8, peri- 
gynous. Styles (2 or) 3. Ovule basal. Fruit a nut; seed 
with straight embryo. (P. 147.) 
64, AMARANTHACE.—Herb; leaves opposite. Perianth 5- 
partite. Stanrens 5 (2 often imperfect), hypogynous; anthers 
l-celled. Style short; stigma 2-fid. Ovyule basal. Fruit an 
utricle ; seed with curved embryo. (Alternanthera, 1 sp.) 
65. CHENOPODIACEm.—Herbs, with alternate leaves or 0. 
Perianth 3-5-partite, or utricular. Stamens 1-5, perigynous. 
Styles 2-5. Ovule basal. Fruit a nut; seed with curved 
embryo surrounding the endosperm. (Chenopodium, 7 sp.; 
Atriplex, 3 sp.; Sueda,1sp.; Arthrocnemum, 1 sp.; Salsola, 
1 sp.; Salicornia, 1 sp.) 
t+ Ovary 1-celled, with 1 or 2 (rarely more) ovules; style 1; 
embryo small, endosperm fleshy or none. 
66. Monim1Aceas.—tTrees, with opposite leaves. Perianth 
5-10-lobed. Stamens 6-10 or co; anthers opening by slits or 
