318 HEXANDRIA. 



JBot. t. 66s, and Taiiiarlv, t. 1318, of which last 

 one species, germanica, has ten stamens. 



4. Tetragijnia has only Evohndus, nearly allied to 

 Convolvulus^ and the elegant and curious Parnassian 

 t. 82. 



5. Pentagifnia contains Stat ice, t. 226, 102, and 328, 

 a beautiful maritime genus, with a kind of everlast- 

 ing calyx. The Fio7^a Gr^eca has many fine species. 

 Linum or Flax follows ; also the curious exotic 

 Aldrovanda, Dicks, Dr. PL 30 ; Drosera, EtigL 

 Bot. t. 867 — 9 ; the numerous succulent genus 

 Crassula ; and the alpine Sibbaldia, t, 897, of the 

 natural order of Rosacece. 



6. Polygynia. Myosurus, t. 435, a remarkable in- 

 stance of few stamens (though they often exceed 

 five) to a multitude of pistils. 



Class 6. Hexandria, Stamens 6. Orders 6. 



1. Monogynia. This, as usual, is the most numerous. 

 The Liliaceous family, with or without a spatha, 

 called by Linnaeus the nobles of the vegetable king- 

 dom, constitute its most splendid ornament. The 

 beautiful White Lily is commonly chosen by popular 

 writers to exemplify the stamens and pistils. The 

 less ostentatious genus of Juncus or Rush, which 

 soon follows, is more nearly allied to the Lilies than 

 a young botanist would suppose. Near it stand 

 several genera which have little affinity to each other, 

 and of these Cajmra is a mistake, having been made 



