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author, and terminates with a very long and complete index. 
The whole volume contains 763 pages. 
The following table will explain Dr. Endlicher’s views of 
arrangement. It will be seen that he commences with the 
lowest forms of organization, and ends with the highest. 
Region 1. THALLOPHYTA. Opposition of stem and root o. Neither 
vessels nor sexual organs. Germinating spores lengthening in any 
direction. 
Sect. 1. Prororpuyra. Born without soil; absorbing food from all 
sides, forming fructifying organs vaguely. 
1. Alga. 2. Lichenes. 
Sect. 2. Hysreropnyta. Born on dying or dead organized matter, ab- 
sorbing food internally from a matrix, expanding all their or- 
gans at once, perishing at definite periods. Infancy obscure. 
Spores naked or in asci. 
3. Fungi. 
Region 2. CORMOPHYTA. Stem and root opposed to each other. Vessels 
and distinct sexual organs of propagation in the more perfect. 
Sect. 3. AcropryA. Stem growing at the point alone, the lower part not 
changing and attracting food. 
Cohort 1. Avopuyra. Vessels none. Both sexes present. Spores free 
within sporangia. 
4, Hepatice. 5. Musci. 
Cohort 2. Proropuyra. Bundles of vessels, more or less perfect. Male 
sex absent. Spores free within one or many-celled sporangia. 
6. Equiseta. 7. Filices. 8. Hydropterides. 9. Selagines. 9. Zamie. 
Cohort 3. Hysreropuyra. Sexes perfect. Seeds witbout embryo, 
with many spores. Parasites. 
11. Rhizanthee. 
Sect.4. Ampuisrya. Stem growing at the circumference. Vegeta- 
tion circular. 
12. Glumacee. 13. Enantioblaste. 14. Helobie. 15. Coronaria. 
16. Artorhize. 17. Ensate. 18. Gynandre, 19. Scitaminee. 
20. Fluviales. 21. Spadicifiore. 22. Principes. 
Sect. 5. AcRAMPHIBRYA. Growing both at the point and the circum- 
ference. Vegetation circular and terminal. 
Cohort 1. Grmyosperma. Ovules naked. Foramen receiving impreg- 
nation. 
23. Conifere. 
Cohort 2. Aperata. Ovules covered. Cal. 0, rudimentary ‘or simple, 
herbaceous, or coloured. 
24. Piperite. 25. Aquatice. 26. Juliflore. 27. Oleracee. 
28. Thymelacee. 29. Serpentarie. 
Cohort 3. GamopeTaLa. Ovules covered. Cal. and Cor., the latter 
monopetalous, rarely deficient by abortion. 
30. Plumbagines. 31. Aggregate. 32. Campanuline. 33. Caprifolia. 
34. Contorte. 35. Nuculifere. 36. Tubiflore. 37. Personate. 
38. Petalanthe. 39. Bicornes, 
