The vegetable kingdom, or, The structure, classification, and uses of plants : illustrated upon the natural system / by John Lindley ; with upwards of five hundred illustrations.

  • Lindley, John, 1799-1865.
Date:
MDCCCXLVIII [1847]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The vegetable kingdom, or, The structure, classification, and uses of plants : illustrated upon the natural system / by John Lindley ; with upwards of five hundred illustrations. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    S07 Leaves dotless. Seeds minute 00. Leafy ........ . Brexiacca, 573 Scaly parasites . ...... . Monotropucece, 452 Carpels fewer tliau 4. Flowers unisexual .... • . . Empetraceec, 285 Flowers hermaphrodite. Sepals 2 ..... . . Portulacaceee, 500 Sepals more than 2. Stamens hypogynous. Seeds comose ...... Tamaricaceee, 341 Seeds naked. Ovules ascending or horizontal . Pittosporaceee, 441 Ovules pendulous ...... . Cyrillaceee, 445 Stamens perigynous. Ovules ascending ..... . Celastracece, 580 Ovules suspended . . .... . Bruniaceee, 785 Calyx valvate or open. Anthers opening by pores ..... . Tremandracece, 374 Anthers opening by slits. Stamens if equal in number to petals opposite them . Rhamnacete, 581 Stamens if equal in number to petals alternate with them. Leaves pinnate ...... . Amyridacece, 459 Leaves simple. Calyx tubular. Stamens hypogynous . . Olacaceee, 443 Leaves simple. Calyx tubular. Stamens perigynous . Lythracece, 574 APETALOUS. * Achlamydeoos. T Leaves furnished with stipules. Ovules very numerous. Seeds winged . . Altingiaceee, 253 Seeds comose ........ . Salicaceen, 254 0 .ules solitary or very few. Flowers hermaphrodite. Stamens unilateral ....... . Cliloranthciccce, 519 Stamens whorled ........ . Saururaceee, 521 Flowers unisexuaL Carpels solitary. Ovule erect ..... . Myricaceee, 25G Carpels solitary. Ovule pendulous ..... . Platanacece, 272 Carpels triple ....... . EuphorMaccee, 274 + t Leaves destitute of stipules. Ovules very numerous ....... . Podostemacece, 482 Ovules soliatry or very few. Flowers hermaphrodite. Embryo in vitellus ....... . Piperacece, 515 Embryo without vitellus ....... . Oleaccce, GIG Flowers unisexual. Flowers naked. Carpel single ..... . Myricaceee, 256 Flowers naked. Carpels double ..... . Callitrichaccce, 284 Flowers in an involucre. Anther-valves recurved . Alherospermciccce, 300 Flowers in an involucre. Anther-valves slit . ... . Monimiacece, 298 ** Monoculamydeous. § Ovary inferior, or partially so. f Leaves furnished with stipules. Flowers hermaphrodite ....... . Aristolochiacca, 792 Flowers unisexual. Fruit in a cupule ..... . Corylacca:, 290 Flowers unisexual. Fruit naked: many-seeded ........ . Begoniaccce, 318 one-seeded ........ . Artocarpaccce, 2G9 ft Leaves destitute of stipules. Flowers unisexual, amentaceous Leaves simple, alternate ...... . Myricaceee, 25(5 Leaves simple, opposite ....... . Garryacea*, 295 Leaves compound ....... . Jugtandacae, 2ii2 Flowers unisexual, not amentaceous. •Seeds immersed hi pulp ....... . Cucurbitacca, .111 Seeds dry : numerous, parietal ...... ]faiUcacctr, 31 (5 solitary, axile ........ llclicitigutccen, 290 1- lowers hermaphrodite or polygamous. Leaves with transparent dots ...... Myrtaccee, 734 Leaves without dots. Ovary 3-ti-celled, polyspennous . ... Ariitolochiacca, 792 Ovary 1-celled. Anther-valves slit. (See ruj t piujc.f