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Lilies, Grasses, Ferns and Mosses with stems 

 and roots vascular fibrose, vessels and fibres 

 fasciculated and intermixt, without a central 

 pith, the pith scattered or lacking. No proper 

 bark, nor wood, the epidermis only of closer 

 texture. Leaves seldom articulated or opposite 

 or whorled, nerves commonly parallel ; flowers 

 more or less conspicuous or anomalous, with or 

 without perigone and stamens, but always a pis- 

 til or the equivalent. Germination lateral, com- 

 monly monocotyle or heterocotyle or cryptoco- 

 tyle ; growth by inward increment. They cor- 

 respond to the Anostians or unbony Animals, 

 and the ternary numbers prevail, 1, 3, 6, 9. 12. 

 1st Section. Isanthia, the Isanthes. Flowers 

 always regular and conspicuous with a perigone, 

 stamens and pistils, never glumaceous, nor 

 spadiceous. 



V. Class ANGINIA or STEGINIA, the 

 Angines or Steginians. (Mg covered pistil) 

 Pistil single inferior, coalescent with the base of 

 a perigone, Stamens on either, fruit covered or 

 crowned. Equivalent of the Crustacea. 



VI. Class GYMNOSIA or LIRIDIA, the 

 Gymnoses or Lirides, (mg uncovered or Lily- 

 like) Pistils one or many free and central, with 

 a perigone and stamens around. Equivalent of 

 the Insects. 



2d. Section. Heteranthia, the Heteranthes 

 Flowers anomalous or inconspicuous, seldom 

 with a perigone, commonly glumaceous, Spadi- 

 ceous or without Stamens. 



VII. Class PHANERIA, the Phaneres (mg 

 conspicuous) Flowers conspicuous with spatha 

 spadix or glumaceous bracts, or a perigone 

 epispadix, stamens and pistils conspicuous. 

 Equivalent of the Worms or Annelides. 



