Cohort XIV. Ficoidales. Ovary syncarpous, inferior or superior, divided into loculi with sub-basilar placentæ, or more rarely unilocular with parietal placentæ. Styles distinct, or divided at the apex. Embryo curved or excentric.

Cohort XV. Umbrellales. Ovary syncarpous, inferior, crowned by the disc, divided into loculi, or unicarpellate. Styles distinct or divided at the apex. Ovules solitary and pendulous in the loculi.

II. GAMOPETALÆ.

Series I. Inferæ. Ovary inferior. Stamens equal to the lobes of the corolla, rarely fewer.

Cohort I. Rubiales. Stamens adnate to the corolla. Ovary 2–∞-locular, loculi 1–∞-ovuled.

Cohort II. Asterales. Stamens adnate to the corolla. Ovary formed of 2 carpels, unilocular and 1-ovuled.