438 ^ MONADELPHIA. 



flower and succulent fruit, springing im- 

 mediately from the root, without stem or 

 leaves. On this plant Lmna:'us published 

 a dissertation in 1775. Tamariadus has 

 lately been removed hither f^*om the third 

 Class, perhaps justly. 



2. Tentandria. Erodiutji, Engl. Bof. t. 902, 

 separated, with great propriety, from Ge- 

 raniiim by UHeritier ; Harmannia, a 

 pretty Cape genus, Curt. Mag. t. 307 ; 

 and a few other plants, more or less akin 

 to the Mallow tribe, compose this Order ; 

 to v.hich also strictly belong some species 

 of Linum, Geranium, Sec. Tassijiora, 

 removed from Gynandria, belongs most 

 unquestionably to Fentandria Trigijnia, 

 and by no means to this Class, 



3. Heptandria consists onl}^ of Pelargonium 

 of L'Heritier, an excelleut genus, compri- 

 sing most of the Cape Geraniums, and 

 marked by its irregular flower, 7 stamens, 

 and tubular nectar}- . 



4. Ocfondria contains Aitonia, Curt^ Mag. 

 t. 173, named in honour of the excellent 

 and universally respected author of the 



