20 MONAXDRIA. 



ORDLR 2. 



digynia. WATER STAR -WORT is common in ditches 



Two~pIstiiia ant ^ stan( iing water, and blossoms from April to Octo- 

 ber -, its upper leaves make a star-shaped appearance, 

 from whence it has its name. Of this Genus there 

 are two species, this, and Callitriche autumnalis. 



Plants in this Class are not numerous, and there 

 are none of English growth with ornamental or con- 

 spicuous flowers. The Cane or Indian Reed bears a 

 beautiful crimson blossom, and the wild Lopezia of 

 Mexico is an elegant flowering plant ; but I have 

 preferred the humble growth of our own country, by 

 Mr. Sowerby's kindness, who has permitted me to use 

 his Indigenous Botany upon this occasion, which, it 

 is no flattery to say, is by far the most complete work 

 of the kind ever published. 



To prevent any mistake in the pronunciation of 

 the botanical names engraved at the bottom of each 

 plate, I have marked the quantity of the penultimate 

 syllable, by which, our English pronunciation of Latin 

 words is uniformly governed. The consideration of 

 this circumstance is worth attending to in all Latin 

 words of more than two syllables ; for, of those con- 

 to our present state of knowledge ; and the figures before the 

 common narres, denote the number of species found wild in 

 Great Britain. 



