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Class 2. Diandria. Stamens 2. — Orders 3. 



1. Monogyjiia. This, the most natural and numerous 

 Order, comprehends the elegant and fragrant Jasmi- 

 nes, the Jasmine, Lilac, Olive, &:c. (121) — also Vero- 

 jiica. Engl. Bot. t. 2, 1027, 623, 783, &:c.— andafew 

 labiate flowers with naked seeds, as Salvia, Engl, Bat. 

 t. 153, 154, Rosemary, .&c., natural allies of the 14th 

 class ; but having only two stamens, they are neces- 

 sarily ranged here in the artificial system. ( 122) 



2. Digynia consists only of Anthoxanthum^ a grass, 

 Engl. Bot. t. 647, which for the reason just given is 

 separated from its natural family in the third class. 



3. Trigynia — has only Piper, the Pepper, a large tropi- 

 cal genus. 



Class 3. Triandria. Stamens 3. — Orders 3. 



1. Monogynia. Valeriana, Engl. Bot. t. 698, 1591 and 

 1371, is placed here because most of its species have 

 three stamens. See Class 1. Here also we find the 

 sword-leaved plants, (123) so amply illustrated in Cur- 



(121) [The Jasmine oe of Jussieu are trees or shrubs with 

 'generally opposite leaves and regular monopetalous corollas. 

 They correspond nearly to the Linnaean natural order Sepiarix. 

 The Privet Ligiistrum, and Fringe Tree, Chionanthus ,• are 

 American examples.] 



(122) [Of Labiate flowers of the second class, we have Penny- 

 Royal, Cunila ; Oswego tea, Monarda ; Water Horehound, Ly- 

 cofius, &c. They are closely allied to the first order of class 

 XIV.] 



(123) [The £n,9fl?^ constitute a very beautiful natural order, 

 ".'ith sword shaoed leaves and liliaceous flowers.] 



