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number of florets in each splkelet ; but tn Antndo this Is of 

 no moment. Magnificent and valuable works on this family 

 have been published in Germany by the calibrated Schreber 

 and by Dr. Host. The Fl. Unrca also is rich in this depart- 

 ment, to which the late Dr. Sibthorp paid great attention. 

 Much is to be expected from scientific agriculturists; but 

 natme so absolutely, in general, accommodates each grass to 

 its own soil and station, that nothing is more difficult than 

 to overcome their habits, insomuch th.it few grasses can be 

 generally cultivated at plea-ure — It contains of Gmmtnar, 

 Trichodium, Sporobolus, ♦Agrostis, * Knappia, Ferotis, 

 ♦Polypogon, ♦Stipa, Trisetuni, *Avena, *Bromus, *Fes- 

 tuca, *Tritiium, *Secale, *Hordeum, ♦Elymus, ♦Lolium, 

 Koeleria, Ghceria, ♦Foa, Triodia, Calamagrootis, ♦Arundo, 

 *Aira, *MeUca, Echinaria, Lappago, Eleusine, Chrysurus, 

 *Cynosurus, Beckmannia, *Dactylis, Uniola, ♦Briza, Cyno- 

 doii, *Mihum, ♦ Lagurus, *Alopecurus, *Phleum, Crypsis, 

 ♦l'halaris, Tozettia, Paspalum, Digitaria, *Panicum, Ortho- 

 pogon, Pennisetum, Saccharum, Rotbollia, Michrochloa, 

 Leersia. 50 Gen. 314 Sp. 

 o. Trigynia is chiefly composed of Uttle pink-like plants, or, 

 CaryophyUea; as HolaUewn — Tilhcu museusa has the number 

 proj>er to this order, but the rest of the genus bears every 

 part of the fructification in fours. This, in Linnaean lan- 

 guage, is expressed by saying the flow er of Tillcea is quadri- 

 'idiis, four cleft, and T. mutcota excludes, or lays aside one 

 fourth of the fructification. — It contains of Restiacar, *Eri- 

 ocaulou ; of Portulacex, *Montia ; of Polygoneoe, Kcenigia ; 

 of Chrynphyllex, *Holosteum, *Polycarpon, Mollugo, Minu- 

 artia, Oueria, Lechea. 9 Gen. 12 Sp. 



Class IV. Tctrandria. Stamens 4. Orders 3. 



1. Miimgjfm'il A very numerous and :arious order, of which 

 the Proteacca: make a conspicuous part ; Plantago, remark- 

 able for its capsuia circumscista, a membranous capsule, 

 separating by a complete circular fissure into two parts, as 

 in Centuncutus, Rubin, and others of its natural order, whose 

 stipulation is remarkable, and the curious Epintcdium, are 

 found here. — It contains of Protcacew, Petropnila, Isopogon, 

 Protea, Leucospermum, Mimetes, Serruria, Nivenia, Soro- 

 cephalus, Spatalla, Persoonia, Grevillea, Hakea, Lambertia, 

 Xylomelum, Telopea, Lomatia, Rhopala, Banksia, Dry- 

 andra ; of Globutarite, Globularia, Adina; of Ruhiacea, 

 Cephalanthus ; of Dipsucex, "Dipsacus, "Scabiosa, Knautia ; 

 of Nyctaginea; Allionia, Onercularia, Cryptospermum ; of 

 Rubiatea, Spermacoce. "Snerardia, *Asperula, Houstonia, 

 •Galium, Crucianella, *Rubia, Catesbaea, Ixora, Pavetta, 

 Bouvardia, Siderodeiuirum, Chomelia, Mitchella, Coccocyp- 

 silum, Manettia, Oldenlandia ; of Ruiacex, Zieria; of Soui- 



nacex, Witheringia ; of Jasminea, Penaea ; of 



Curtisia ; of Loranlliacea, Chloranthus ; of Verbenacea', 

 /Egiphila, Callicarpa; of Ericea, Blaeria; of Scrophularina, 

 Buddlea, Scoparia ; of Gentianex, Exacum, Sebaea, Frasera ; 

 of Planiaginex, *Plantago ; of Primulacex, Centunculus ; of 

 Rosacex, *Sanguisorba, *Alehemilla ; of Vites, Cissus ; of 

 Berberides, Epimedium ; of Caprrfolia; *Cornus ; of Terebin- 

 tatea, Fagara, Ptelea ; of Onagraria, Ludwigia, Isnardia; 

 of Salicaria, Ammannia; of Hydrocharidta, *Trapa; of 

 Urticea, Dorstenia ; of Aroidea:, Pothos; of Elxagiii, Elae- 

 agnus ; of Suntalaceix, Santalum ; of Thymelea, Stru- 

 thiola ; of Chenopodex, Kivina, Camphorosma. 78 Gen. 

 420 Sp. 



2. Digynia. It contains of CaryophyUea, Buffonia ; of 



.... Hamamelis ; of Papaveratex, Hypecoum. 3 Gen. 

 5Sp. 



3. Telragynia. It contains of Rhamni, Myginda, ♦Ilex, some- 

 times furnished with a few barren flowers; cf Boraginex, 

 Coldenia ; of Alismacex, ♦Potamogeton ; of Naiades, *Rup- 

 pia ; of CaryophyUea, ♦Sagina, Mcenchia ; of Sempervivx, 



♦ Tillaaa; of' Linea, ♦Radiola. 9 Gen. 35 Sp. 



Class V. Pentandria. A very large class. Stamens 5. 

 Orders 6. 



1. Monogynia. 1 Style. One of the largest and most important 



orders of the whole system It contains of Boraginex, He- 



liotropium, ♦ Myosotis, Lappula, *Lithospermum, Batschia, 

 Onosmodium, ♦Anchusa, * Cynoglossum, *Pulmonaria, 

 ♦Symphytum, Cerinthe, Onosma, *Borago, Trichodesma, 

 ♦Asperugo, ♦ Lycopsis, *Echium, Tournefortia, Cordia, 

 Bourreria, Ehretia, Hydrophyllum, Ellisia ; Nolana ? of 

 Primuiacea, Aretia, Androsace, *Primula, Cortusa, Solda- 

 nella, Dodecatheon, •Cyclamen, *Hottonia, ♦Lysimachia, 

 ♦Anagallis, *Samolus, Coris, Diapensia, Pyxidanthera ; 

 of Ericea, Cyrilla, Brossaea; of Rhodorucea, ♦Azalea; of 

 Epucridex, Sprengelia, Andersonia, Lysinema, Epacris, Jlo- 

 notoca, I.eucopogon, Stenanthera, Astroloma, Styphelia ; of 

 Plum/iaginea, Plumbago ; of Coavoivulacex, *Convolvulus, 

 Calystegia, Ipoma-a, Retzia ; of Bignorriacea, Cobcea; of 

 Polemimiucea, *Polemonium, Phlox, Ipomopsis, Caldasia ; 



of Butineriacca, Lasiopetalum ; of Galax; of 



of Thymelej; Scopolia ; of Campanulucia, Lightfootia, 



♦ Campanula, Roella, Phyteuma, Trachelium, Jasione, 

 ♦Lobelia, Cyphia ; of Goodenovitz, Goodenia, Euthales, 

 Scaevola, Dampiera; of Rubiacea, Cinchona, Pinckneya, 

 MussaEnda, Portlandia, Genipa, (iardenia, Oxyanthus, 

 Randia, M'ebera, Erithalis, Morinda, Nauclea, Cephaelis, 

 Hamellia, Rondeletia, Macrocnemum, Vanguiera, Dentella, 

 Serissa, Psychotria, Coftea, Chiococca, Pa^deria, Plocama ; 

 of Caprijiil'w, *l,onicura, Symphoria, Diervilla, Triosteum, 

 ♦Hedera; of Comhrrtaceix, Conocarpus of Sautalacea, 

 Thesium ; of Nyctagineoe, MirabUis ; of Solanca, Raraonda, 

 ♦Verbascum, *Uatura, Brugmansia, *Uyoscyamus, Moo- 

 tiana, Mandragora, *Atropa, Solandra, PhysaliB, Nicandra, 

 Solanum, Capsicum, Cestrum, Vestia, Lycium ; of Myr- 

 thiea; Ardisia ; of Sapotex, Jacquinia, Acbjras, I 

 phyllum, Sideroxylon, hersalisia, Bumelia ; of Verbenacar; 

 Tectona; of Rhamni, Elfeodendrum, *Rhamnus, Zlrrobus, 

 Celastrus, Senacia, *Euonymus, Hovenia, Ceanothus, 1'oma- 

 derrii, Phylica ? Brunia, Staavia, Plectronia ; of Diosmete, 

 Adenandra, Barosma, Diosma, Agf.thrwma; of Pittosporea:, 

 Calodendrum, Bursaria, Billardiera, 1'itUjsporum, Ilea ; of 

 Melia t Cedrela, Leea ; of Terebintaceoe, Mangifera ; of 

 Rosacea; HirteUa; of Cacti, *Ribes; of Viles, Vitis ; of 

 Cucurbitaceir, Gronovia; of Geranixl *Impatiens; of I'm- 

 bMij'ertz, Lagoccia ; of Portu/acar, Claytonia; of Violar, 

 *Viola, Ionidium ; of Mutator, Heliconia, Strelitzia ; of 

 Amaranthaceti; Gomphrena, Philoxerus, Achyranthes, Pu- 



nalla, Deertngta, Celosta, Lestibudcsia, Altemantiiera, /Evua, 

 Illecebrum, Paronychia, Anychia, Mollia ; of Cheiiojiudew, 

 Chenolea ; of Salicaria; *Glaux; of Gcntianea; *Menjan- 

 tliea, *\ T illarsia, Logania, Spigelia, Lisianthus, *Chironia, 

 Sabbatia, Erythrsea, Eustoma; of Malracea; Buttmria, 

 Ayenia ; of Apoeynae, Strychnos, Gelsemium, Rauwolfia, 

 Carissa, Arduma, Cerbera, Allamanda, *\'uica, N'erium, 

 A\'rightia, Echiies, Kluiocarpus, Plumeria, Cameraria, Ta- 

 l>eni;emontaiia, Amsonia. 209 Gen. lOhO Sji. 

 2. Digynia. 2 Styles. — It contains of Aiiucynae, Apocym.m, 

 Melodmus ; Asciepiatlca; Periploca, Hemidesmus, " Seca- 

 mone, Microloma, Sarcostemma, Da;mia, Cynanchuin, 

 Oxystelma, Gymnema, Calotropis, Xysmalobium, Gompho- 

 carpus, *Asclepias, Gonolobus, Pergularia, Marsdenia, 

 Hoya, Stapelia, Piaranthus, Huemia, Caralluma ; of Ama- 

 ranthatea:, Hemiaria ; of Chenopudea; *Chenopodium, *Beta, 

 ♦Salsola, Kochia, Anabasis, Bosea; of Amentacea; *Ulmus ; 

 of Sazifragea; Heuchera ; of CarynphylUa; \elezia ; of (.<«- 

 tianea, *Swertia, *Gentiana ; of Convulculucea; Falkia, 

 Dichondra, Evolvulus, Hydrolea, *Cuscuta; of Rubiucca; 

 Phyllis; of A ratio; Cussonia. 



Umbelliferte. These are mostly herbaceous ; the qualities 

 of such as grow on dry ground are aromatic, while the aqua- 

 tic species are among the most deadly poisons ; according to 

 the remark of Linnaeus, who detected the cause of a dreadful 

 disorder among horned cattle in Lapland, in their eating 

 young leaves of Cicuia rirosa, under water. — It contains 

 ♦Eryngium, *Hydrocotyle, Spananthe, *Sanicula, *Astran- 

 tia, *Bupleurum, *Echinophora, Hasselquistia,*Tordylium, 

 ♦Caucalis, Artedia, Daucus, Yisnaga, *Ammi, *Bunium, 

 ♦Conium, *Selinum, *Athamanta, Peucedanum, *t rith- 

 mum, Cachrys, Ferula, Laserpitium, *Heracleum, *Ligus- 

 ticum, *Angelica, *8ium, *Sison, Bubon, *Cuminum, 

 ♦Ginanthe, *Phellandrium, *Cicuta, *.Ethusa, Meum, 



♦ Coriandrum, Myrrhis, * Scandix, Oliveria, Anthriscus, 

 ♦ChaBrophyllum, *Imperatoria, Seseli, Thapsia, *Pastinaca, 

 ♦Smyrnium, *Anethum, *Carum, *PimpinelJa, *Apium, 

 ♦-Egopodium. 93 Gen. 487 Sp. 



3. Tngynia. It contains of Terebintacea, Rhus, Spathelia ; of 

 Caprifoliw, *Vibumum, *Sambucus ; of Rhamni, Cassfne, 

 Staphylea ; of Portulucea, *Tamarix, Turnera, Telephium, 

 Corrigiola, Portulacaria ; of Euphorbia; Xylophylla ; of (a- 

 ryophyllea, Phamaceum, Drypis ; of Chenopodea, Basella. 

 15 Gen. 85 Sp. 



4. Tettagynin. It contains of Capparidcs t *Pamassia. 1 Gen. 

 3 Sp. 



5. Peniagynia. It contains of Aralitt, Aralia; of Plumbaginea:, 

 ♦Armeria, *Statice, a beautiful maritime genus, with a kind 

 of everlasting calyx; of Caryophyllea: t *Linum; of Cuppa- 

 rides f *Drosera ; of Portulacea; Gisekia ; of Sempemiea; 

 Larochea, Crassula, a numerous succulent genus ; of Tilia 

 cea, M anemia ; of Meliacea, Commersonia ; of Rosacea; 

 ♦Sibbaldia. 11 Gen. 131 Sp. 



6. Polygynia. It contains of Ranuncidacect, *Myosurus, a 

 remarkable instance of few stamens (though they often ex- 

 ceed five) to a multitude of pistils; alio Ceratocephalus, 

 Zanthorhiza. 3 Gen. 3 Sp. 



Class VI. Hexandria. Stamens 6. Orders 4. 



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

 Liliaceous family, with or without a spatha, called by Lin- 

 naeus the nobles of the vegetable kingdom, constitute its 

 most splendid ornament. The beautiful White Lily is 

 commonly chosen bv popular writers to exemplify the sta- 

 mens and pistils. It contains of Panledereee , Pontedera ; 

 of Musacete, Musa, Urania ; of Bromelia; Bromelia, Pitcaimia, 

 Tillandsia, Agave, Furcrcea; of Commeliticte, Tradescantia ; 

 of Asphodelea:, Eucomis, Aphyllanthes, Sowerbaea, *Allium, 

 Albuca, Xanthorrhoea, Thysanotus, Eriospermum, Gagea, 

 ♦Omithogalum, *Scilla, ?.Iassonia, *Asphodelus, *Anthe- 

 ricum, Arthropodium, Phalangium, Chlorophytum, Cassia, 



♦ Narthecium, Dianella, Eustrephus, *As])aragus, Drimia, 

 Uropetalon, * Hyacinthus, Muscari, Lachenalia, Dracaena, 



Phylloma, Phormium, Hypoxis, Curculigo, Cyanella ; of 

 AnuiryUidea', Haemanthus, *Galanthus, *Leucojum, Stru- 

 niaria, Crinum, Cyrtanthus, Brunsvigia, Amaryllis, ♦Nar- 

 cissus, Pancratium, Eucrosia, Doryanthes, Gethyllis; of 

 Hemerocallidea- , Blandfordia, Agapanthus, ♦Hemerocallis, 

 Aletris, Tritoma, Veltheimia, Polianthes, Sanseviera, 

 Tulbagia, Brodiaea ? Aloe; of Lilia:, ♦Fritillaria, ♦Lilium, 

 ♦Tulipa, Alstrcemeria, Gloriosa, Yucca, Erythronium, 

 Uvularia ; of Mtlanihacae, Bulbocodium ; of Bromeliaceai, 

 Buonapartea; of Uerbcridca:, Diphylleia, Nandina; of Smila- 

 tea, Streptopus, ♦Convallaria, Smilacina, ♦Polygonatum, 

 Ophiopogon ; of Hanuidoracea', Lophiola, Lanaria, Anigo- 

 zanthos ; of Berberidea; Leontice, Caulophyllum, ♦Berberis ; 

 of Aroidea, ♦Acorus, Orontium, Tupistra, Peliosanthes ; 

 Tacca ? of Palmcc, Corypha, Licuala, 1 hrinax, Calamus ; of 

 Juncew, ♦Juncus, ♦Luzula; of Rhamni, Prinos ; of Rubiaceit, 

 Hillia, Richardia; of Campanulacea:, Canarina ; of Caryo- 

 vliylha; Frankenia ; of SiUicarnc, *Peplis; of Grandma, 

 Bambusa, Ehrharta. 106 Gen. 730 Sp. 



2. Digynia has but few genera It contains of Graminea, 



Oryza, the Rice, of which there now seems to be more than 

 one species ; of Conxdvulacca, Falkia ; of Polygonta; Atra- 

 phaxis. 3 Gen. 4 Sp. 



3. Trigynia. It contains of Polygonea, ♦Rumex ; of Jnnceal 

 Flagellaria ; of Alismacea-, ♦Scheuchzeria, ♦Triglochin ; of 

 Melanthacea, ♦Tolieldia, Melanthium, *Colchicum, Helo- 

 nias, Nolina; of SmKaouB t Myrslphyflum, Medeola, Tril- 

 lium; of Naiades, Aponogeton ; of Palma:, Sabal. 14 Gen. 

 175 Sp. 



1. Polygynia, It contains of Menispermca, 'VVendlandia ; of 

 Hydrocharidea', Damosonium ; of Alitmacta, *Actinocarpus, 

 ♦AlUma. 4 Gen. 9 Sp. 



Class VII. Heptandria. Stamens 7. Orders \. 

 1. Monogynia. It contains of Prhmdacca!, *Trientalis ; of 

 Pedicidures, Disandra ; of Nydcginar, l'isonia; of Chenopodea , 



♦ 1'etiveria; of Accra-, .lEsculus; of Jonesia; of 



Aroidea:, Dracontium, Calla. S Gen. 21 Sp. 



% Digynia. It contains of Poriulacea, Limeum. 1 Gen. 1 Sp. 



3. Tetragynia. It contains of Naiades, ♦Saururus. 1 Gen. 

 1 Sp. 



4. Heptagynia. It contains of Sempcrviva, Septas. 1 Gen- 

 3 Sp. 



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