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AVe liave, therefore, the following- divisions : 



CLASS, ORDER, GENUS, SPECIES. 



Series: 



Class — Sub-Class. 



Order or Family — Sub-Order, Tribe, Sub-Tribe. 



Genus — Sub-Genus or Section. 



Species — -Variety. 



But it will not do for us to enter into this field of discussion or it 

 will take a series of papers running- through the summer, so we will 

 content ourselves with taking- up our proper subject and give you a 

 few illustrations showing where some of our flowers belong, and show- 

 that what with some tlowers, many, on first thought, pronounce an im- 

 proper class'ification, is more seeming than real, and see how positively 

 our botany settles the matter for us. 



In giving- you the names of these flowers and their places, I cau 

 give but a few, but shall try to mention those which we know and can 

 recognize as familiar friends, giving them in the order of their families. 



The botanical name of a plant, that by which a botanist knows 

 it, is the name of the genus, followed by that of the species. 



The name of the genus or kind is like the family name of a person- 

 The species answers to his given name. 



BOTANICAL FAMILY. 



The Crowfoot family embraces such common varieties as Anemone, 

 Buttercui)S, Larkspur Peony and Tree Peony. 



The Magnolia family — The Cucumber-tree, Umbrella tre-^. Great 

 Laurel, Tulip tree, Purple Laurel of Japan. 



The Barberry family — Common Barberry, May Ajjple, Mahonia. 



The Poppy family — The Poppy. 



The Mustard family has among the flowers, the Wall flower. Ten 

 AVeeks Stock, Candy Tuft, Sweet Alyssum. 



I cannot but mention here the close union of some of our most 

 valuable vegetables as being so closely connected with our flowers ; 

 and our fruits will also show a close union with the most beautiful of 

 all our flowers. 



Under this family come all of our cabbage, turnips and radishes. 



Violet family includes all of our violets, pansies and sweet violets. 



The Mallow family embraces our Tree Mallow, Hollyhock, Okra, 

 Cotton Plant. 



