HEXANDRIA’ MONOGYNIA: 215 
S. Vess. none. Receptacle very long, shaped like a style, 
covered by the seeds, which are laid one over another 
like tiles. 
SrEps numerous, oblong, tapering to a point. 
Oss. The number of stamens very variable. This genus is 
nearly related to.the Ranunculus, Linn #us; who sometimes 
considered the petals as so many nectaries resembling petals. 
CLASS VI. 
"Tue flowers of this class contain 6 stamens, all of the © 
‘same length, whereas in theTetrad ia class, the stamens, 
_ though 6 in number, are unequal in length, 4 of them being 
‘ong, and 2 of them short; but as the difference in their 
length is not always very obvious, it may further be re- 
‘marked, that in the Hexandria class, none of the flowers 
‘have 4 petals, as is the case with all those of the class 
~The Butzous Roors in this class are some of them 
noxious, as those of the Narcissus, the Hyacyntuus, 
‘and the FriritiariA ; others are corrosive, as ALLIUM, 
but by roasting or boiling, they lose great part of their 
acrimony. 
HEXANDRIA. (6 Stamens.) 
MonoeyntA. (1 Pistil.) 
Galanthus. ee Belle = MANS 
Leucojum. Anthericum. Juncus. 
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Ornithogalum. . Acorus. uid <gnolde 
