580 



Aggregate, ord. 48, in the establishing of which, a sort 

 of artificial character, expressed in the name, has led him 

 into unnatural combinations ; a fault which Linnaeus, more 

 than any other writer in this department, has generally 

 avoided. 



27. Lauri, a very good order, not perceived by Lin- 

 naeus. We cannot say much for the genera of Myristica 

 and Hernandia annexed to it. 



28. Poly gone a make a part of the Linnaean Holeracea, 

 ord. 12. - 



29. Atriplices, another portion of the same. 

 Class 7. 



30. Amaranthi, these, originally a part of the Miscel- 

 lanea, ord. 54, were also referred subsequently to the Ho- 

 leracea. They are supposed to differ from Jussieu's two 

 preceding orders, in having the stamens inserted into the 

 receptacle, not into the calyx, hence forming a separate 

 class. But there is no instance perhaps in which his sy- 

 stem proves more artificial, and at the same time more 

 uncertain in character. Mr. Brown has anticipated the 

 latter part of our remark in his Prodromus, 413, nor 

 could it fail to strike any one who ever considered the 

 subject. 



C Linnaeus has no order analogous 

 to these. Yet he has left manu- 

 script indications of his perceiving 

 -the affinity of some of the genera. 

 Class 8. 



34. Lysimachia embrace many of the Rotacece, ord. 

 20, and Precice, ord. 21. Globularia, Tozzia, Samolus, 

 Utricularia, Pinguecula, and Menyanthes, subjoined as 

 allies, not indeed without many doubts, appear to us 

 greatly misplaced. The first of these is allowed to indi- 

 cate an order not yet defined. 



35. Pediculares, an important order, which Jussieu 

 has well selected out of the Linnaean Personatce, ord. 40; 



31. Plantagines. 



32. Nyctagines. 



33. Plumbagines. 



