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DIOECIA. 



the English name Black Bryony. The stems of this 

 plant twine about every thing in their way, and ascend 

 without tendrils to the tops of shrubs and bushes, and 

 with festoons of red berries decorate the autumn. 

 This is the only British plant of this Order. 



POLY AN- 

 Dill A. 



Stamina nu- 

 merous. 



ORDER 7. 



COMMON FROG-BIT. Of this genus there is 

 only this one species: it floats on the surface of ditches 

 and slow streams, almost covering the water with its 

 leaves, and blossoms from June through the autumn. 

 Ray found it plentiful with a double flower, smelling 

 very sweet, by the side of Audrey causeway, in the 

 Ise of Ely. 



British Plants of this Order. 



Botanical Generic Names. Common Names. 



l Hyrochakis l Frog-hit 



f> M e k c u n i a lt s 2 Mercury 



11 Populus 4 Poplar 



■2 RllODlOI.A 1 RoSF.-hOOT. 



UONADEL- 

 PHIA. 



Stamina 

 united toge- 

 ther. 



ORDER 8. 



YEW. Of this tree there are four species but 

 this is the only one common to Europe ; the other 

 three are natives of Japan. The proper wild situa- 

 tion of the common Yew is in mountainous woods, 

 and more particularly in the clefts of high lime-stone 

 rocks. It blossoms in March and April, and the fruits 



