418 HEXANDRIA. 



4. Tetragynia has only Evolvulus, nearly 

 allied to Convolvulus^ and the elegant and 

 curious Paniassia, t. 82. 



5. Pentagynia contains Staticc, t. 226, 102, 

 and 328, a beautiful maritime genus, with 

 a kind of everlasting calyx. The Flora 

 Gneca has many fine species. Linum or 

 Flax follows ; also the curious exotic Ahlro- 

 vanda, Dicks. Dr. PL 30; Drosera, Engl. 

 Bot. t. 867 — 9 J the numerous succulent 

 genus Crassula ; and the alpine Sibbaldia^ 

 t. 897> of the natural order of Rosacece. 



6. Polijgynia. Alyosurus, t.ASo, ^Lremark- 

 able instance of few stamens (though they 

 often exceed five) to a multitude of pistils. 



Class 6. He.rcmdria. Stamens 6. Orders 6. 



1. Wlonogynia. This, as usual, is the most 

 numerous. The Liliaceous family, with 

 or without a spatha, called by Linnseus 

 the nobles of the vegetable kingdom, con- 

 stitute its most splendid ornament. The 

 beautiful White Lily is commonly chosen 

 by popular writers to exemplify the sta- 

 mens and pistils. The less ostentatious ge- 

 nus ofjwicus or Rush, which soon follows, 



