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BOTANY FOR BEGINNERS. 



[Ch. IV 



84. 



Number and 

 position. 



11. ICOS-ANDRIA,* 

 (Eikosi.) 



20 



12. POLY-ANDRIA, 



(Polus.) 

 many. 



Fig. 7. 



12 



f Over ten stamens 

 inserted on the 



\ Calyx. Over ten 



j Stamens inserted 

 on the JRccepta 



I cle. 



85. The two following classes are named by prefixing Greea 

 numerals to DYNAMIA, which signifies power or length. 



Number f C Having four stamens ; two 



and relative < 13. DI-DYNAMIA, < of which are longer ormore 

 length. ( f powerful than the other two. 



Number C 14. T (Having six stamens ; four 



and relative < } of which, are longer ormore 



length. 



( 



IIA 



( powerful than the other two. 



Fig. 8. 



14 



86. The two following classes are named by prefixing 

 Greek numerals to the word ADELPHIA, which signifies brother- 

 hood. 



( Stamens united by their 

 15. MON-ADELPHIA. < filaments in one set or 



( brotherhood. 



* The name of this class does not now designate its character, sinc 

 ihe number of stamens is often more or less than twenty. 



84. What are the two classes which depend on the number and po- 

 sition of the stamens 1 



85. What fvo classes depend on the number and relative length oi 

 stamens? 



8 f >. What two classes have their stamens united by their f.laments^ 



