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mens. — Rowers almost universally papi- 

 lionaceous. 



1. Pentandria. The only genus in this Or- 

 der is Momrieria, Lamarck, t. 59ft a ran* 

 little South American plant, whose natural 

 order is uncertain. It has a r'mgent co- 

 rolla, ternate leaves, a simple bristly pu- 



' bescence, and is besprinkled with resinous 

 dots. 



2. Hexandria. Saraca, in this Order, is as 

 little known as the Monnieria, except that 

 it undoubtedly belongs to the leguminous 

 family. It seems most allied to Brownea f 

 Jonesia, Afzelia, &c. Fimiaria, the only 

 genus besides, is remarkable for the great 

 variety of forms in its seed-vessel, whence 

 botanists who make genera from technical 

 characters, without regard to natural prin- 

 ciples, have injudiciously subdivided it. 

 See Engl Boi. u 588— 590, 943, 1471. 



3. Qctandria. Polygala, f. 7ft is the prih* 



cipal genus here. America and the Cape 

 of Good Hope abound in beautiful species 

 of it, and New Holland affords some new 

 genera, long confounded with this. Dal- 



