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author, and terminates with a very long and complete index. 

 The whole volume contains 763 pages. 



The following table will explain Dr. Endlicher's views of 

 arrangement. It will be seen that he commences with the 

 lowest forms of organization, and ends with the highest. 



Region 1. THALLOPHYTA. Opposition of stem and root o. Neither 

 vessels nor sexual organs. Germinating spores lengthening in any 

 direction. 



Sect. 1. Protophyta. Born without soil; absorbing food from all 

 sides, forming fructifying organs vaguely. 



I. Algae. 2. Lichenes. 



Sect. 2. Hysterophyta. Born on dying or dead oi'ganized matter, ab- 

 sorbing food internally from a matrix, expanding all their or- 

 gans at once, perishing at definite periods. Infancy obscure. 

 Spores naked or in asci. 



3. Fungi. 



Region 2. CORMOPHYTA. Stem and root opposed to each other. Vessels 

 and distinct sexual organs of propagation in the more perfect. 



Sect. 3. Acrobrya. Stem growing at the point alone, the lower part not 

 changing and attracting food. 



Cohort 1. Anophyta. Vessels none. Both sexes present. Spores free 

 within sporangia. 



4. Hepaticce. 5. Musci. 



Cohort 2. Protophyta. Bundles of vessels, more or less perfect. Male 



sex absent. Spores free within one or many-celled sporangia. 



6. Equiseta. 7 '■ Filices. 8. Hydropterides. 9. Selagines. 9. Zamice. 



Cohort 3. Hysterophyta. Sexes perfect. Seeds without embryo, 

 with many spores. Parasites. 



II. Rhizanthece. 



Sect. 4. Amphibrya. Stem growing at the circumference. Vegeta- 

 tion circular. 

 12. Glumacece. 13. Enantioblastce. 14. HelobicE. 15. Coronarice. 

 16. ArtorhizcB. 17. EnsatcB. 18. Gynandree, 19. Scitaminece. 



20. Fluviales. 21. Spadiciflorce. 22. Principes. 



Sect. 5. Acramphibrya. Growing both at the point and the circum- 

 ference. Vegetation circular and terminal. 



Cohort 1. Gymnosperma. Ovules naked. Foramen receiving impreg- 

 nation. 



23. Coniferce. 



Cohort 2. Apetala. Ovules covered. Cal. o, rudimentary "or simple, 

 herbaceous, or coloured. 



24. Piperita. 25. Aquaticce. 26. Juliftorce. 27. Oleracece. 

 28. Thymelacece. 29. Serpentarice^ 



Cohort 3. Gamopetala. Ovules covered. Cal. and Cor., the latter 

 monopetalous, rarely deficient by abortion. 

 30. Plumbagines. 31. Aggregates. 32. Campanulince . 33. Caprifolia. 

 34. Contortae. 35. Nuculifera. 36. Tubifiorce. 37. Personates. 

 38. Petalanthce. 39. Bicornes. 



