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LI. The reformed Sexual System of Lhincpus* By Robert 

 John Thornton, M,D., Lecturer on Botany at Guy*s 

 Hospital*, 



CLASSES. 



!• iVioNANDRiA one stamen. 



n. DiANDRiA two Stamina. 



III. Tkiand.ria three stamina. 



IV. Tetrandria four stamina. 



V. Pentandria five stamina. 



VL Hexandria six stamina. 



VI r. Heptandria seven stamina. 



VI 11. Octandria eight stamina. 



. IX. Enneandria nine stamina. 



X. Decandria ten stamina. 



XI. DoDECANDRiA 1 2 to 1 9 Stamina. 



XII. PoLYANDRiA , „ 20 OF more stamina. 



XIII. Cryptogamia concealed stamina. 



Orders. 



I. Orders taken from the Number of Fist ilia, 



I. Monogynia one pistillum, 



II. Digynia two pistilla. 



' III. Trigynia three pistilla. 



IV. Tetragynia ^ . four pistilla. 



V. Pcntagynia five pistilla. 



VI. Hexugyvia six pistilla. 



Vn. Heplagynia seven pistilla. 



VIII. Octogynia eight pistilla. 



IX. Enneagyjiia nine pistilla. 



X. Decagyriia ..>..,. ten pistilla. 



XI. Dodecagynia 12 to 1 y pistilla. 



XII. Polygynia 20 or more pistilla. 



♦ Extracted from Dr. Thornton's Neuj Illustration of the Sexual System of 

 \Linnieus, just publislied; containing a great number of picturesque botanical 

 coloured plates of select plants, illusttative of the sexual systen;; the most 

 ij-icndid botanical work that has yet appeared in any part of the world. 



II. Orders 



