524 HEPTANDRIA. 



specimen of Daphne indica, which chanced to have 

 but six stamens. 



2. Digt/nia, has but few genera. The valuable Ort/za, 

 Rice, of which there now seems to be more than one 

 species, ts the most remarkable. It is a grass with 

 six stamens. 



3. Trigynia. See Rumex, Eiigl Bot. t. 1535, 127, Scc.^ 

 some species of which have separated flowers ; Toji- 

 eldia, t. 536 ; and Colchicum, t. 133 and 1432. 



4. Tetragynia. Petiveria alliacea, a plant the number 

 of whose stamens is not very constant, and whose 

 specific name is supposed to allude, not only to its 

 garlic scent, but also to the caustic humour of the bo- 

 tanist whom it commemorates. 



5. Hexagynia. An order in Schreber and Willdenow, 

 contains TVendlaiidla populifolia of the latter ; with 

 Damasonhim of the former, a p^enus consisting of the 

 Linnaean Stratiotes a/ismoides, Exot. Bot. t. \5. 



6. Polygynia. Alisma only- — Engl. Bot. t. 837, 775^ 

 Sec. 



Class 7. Hepfandria. Stamens 7. Orders 4. 



1. Monogynia. Trientalis, EngL Bof. t. 15, a favour- 

 ite plant of Linnaeus ; and Msctdus, the Horse Ches- 

 nut. Several genera are removed to this order by 

 late writers. 



2. Digynia. Eimeumy an African genus, only, 



3. Tetragynia. Sutinirus, a Virginian plant. Aponog- 

 eton, placed here by Linnjeus, is now properly re 



