46 NATURAL CLASSIFICATION. 



culate, flowers conspicuous with perigone sta- 

 mens and pistils. Germination commonly dico- 

 tyle or polycotyle, and central, growth by out- 

 ward increment. They correspond with the 

 Vertebrate or Bony Animals^ and the binary 

 or quinary numbers prevail, 2, 4, 8, or 5, 10, 20. 

 1st Section. jE/^r«w//wa,theEltranthes. Flow- 

 ers with one or more Pistils, quite free not coa- 

 lescent with the perigone (superior Lin.) Flow- 

 ers commonly free and separate from each oth- 

 er, 1^ ruits free 



I. Class ELTROGIA, The Eltrogins. 

 (meaning free pistils) Stamens free or only con- 

 nected together, not coalescent with a corolla 

 or inner perigone into a tube, unless the fruit 

 may be a pod. Equivalent of the Mammalia. 



II. Class MESOGIA, the Mesogins (mg, 

 middle pistils). Stamens connected with a cor- 

 olla or inner perigone, or inserted on it, and 

 forming together a tube around the pistil. Fruit 

 never a pod. Equivalent of the Birds. 



2d. Section. Synanthia, the Synanthes. Flow- 

 ers often united into a compound flower with 

 only one pistil, united or coalescent with the 

 base of the perigone (inferior L). Fruit always 

 connected with it and often crowned by it. 



III. Class GYNENDIA, the Gynendes (mg. 

 inside pistils) Stamens always as in the 2d Class, 

 more or less connected with a Corolla, or often 

 connected together also, and both inserted on 

 the pistil. Equivalent of Reptiles, 



IV. Class SYNOGIA, the Synogins (mg. 

 united pistils) Stamens free unconected with 

 the corolla when it exists, and commonly insert- 

 ed on the perigone. Equivalent of Fishes. 



lid. Primary Class. Exogenia or Pleuuo- 

 TYLiA. The Exogenes or Pleurotyles — Palms, 



