. The families of flowering plants. Plants; Phanerogams. SUPPLEMENT. THE FAMILIES OF FLOWERING PLANTS By Chables Louis Pollakd. CHAPTEE XXY. Order Parietales. The name of this order is taken from a Greek word meaning wall, on account of the fact that the ovule-bearing surfaces (placentae) are attached to the walls of the ovary instead of forming a separate column. This condition may be plainly seen by sectioning the capsule of a violet or pansy. The ovary in this group is com- pound, and the stamens almost always numerous. It contains thirty-one families, many of them small and not well known;
. The families of flowering plants. Plants; Phanerogams. SUPPLEMENT. THE FAMILIES OF FLOWERING PLANTS By Chables Louis Pollakd. CHAPTEE XXY. Order Parietales. The name of this order is taken from a Greek word meaning wall, on account of the fact that the ovule-bearing surfaces (placentae) are attached to the walls of the ovary instead of forming a separate column. This condition may be plainly seen by sectioning the capsule of a violet or pansy. The ovary in this group is com- pound, and the stamens almost always numerous. It contains thirty-one families, many of them small and not well known; the most important ones are the Theaceae, Hyper- icaceae, Guttiferae, Cistaceae, Violaceae, Dipterocarpaceae, Passifloraceae, Caricaceae and Begoniaceae. Family Dilleniaceae. Dil- lenia Family. A group con- taining about 30 genera and 250 species, consisting of trees or shrubs widely distributed in Australia, Indis, and some parts of South America. They may be distinguished by the five persistent sepals, borne in two rows, the five deciduous petals, and the numerous stamens, frequently bent over to one side. The fruit consists of several carpels, and is sometimes edible. Some of the trees. Fig. 152. Flowering shoot of Dillenia Indica, greatly reduced. Redrawn from Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Pollard, Charles Louis, 1872-. Washington, D. C. , The Plant World Co
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