BOTANY. 23 



EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PRECEDING PAGE. 



Or ORDERS. 



1. Mon. Monogynia, 1 style, or 1 sessile stigma*. 



2. Dig. Digynia, 2 styles, &c. 



3. Tri. Trigynia, 3 styles, &c. 

 ^ 4. Tet. Tetragynia, 4 Styles, &c. 



5. Pen. Pentagynia, 5 styles, &c. 



6. Hex. Hexagynia, 6 styles, &c. 



7. Hep. Heptagynia, T styles, &c. 

 10. Dec. Decagynia, 10 styles, &c. 



13. Pol. Polygynia, more than 10 styles, &e. 



1 of C. 14. Gym. Gymnospermia, seeds naked. 



2 of C. 14. Ang. Angiospermia, seeds in capsules. 



1 of C. 15. Silic. Siliculosa, having pods whose length 



and breadth are nearly" equal. 



2 of C. 15. Siliq. Siliquosa, having pods whose lengths 



are more than double their breadths. 



In the 16th, 17th, 19th, 20th, 2tst classes, the names 

 and characters of preceding classes,^re taken for orders. 

 As Mon. Monandria. Dia. Diandria. Tri. Triandria. 

 Tet. Tetrandria. Pen. Pentandria. Hex. Hexandria. 

 Oct. Octandria. Dec. Decandria. Pol. Polyandria. 

 Mon. Monadelphia. 



In the 18th class. 1. JEq. Polygamia JEqualis. 2. 

 Sup. Polygamia Superflua. 3. Frus. Polygamia Frus- 

 tranea. 4. Nee. Polygamia Necessaria. 5. Seg. Poly- 

 gamia Segregata. 



The 1st order in the 18th class is distinguished by 

 having all thejlorets perfect. The 2d, by having those 

 of the disk perfect, while those oftherai/ are pistillate. 

 The 3d, by having those of the disk perfect, while those 

 of the ray are neutral. The 4th, by having those of the 

 disk staminate, while those of the ray are pistillate. The 

 5th, by having the florets all perfect, while each floret 

 has a perianth of its own. 



In the 22d class, the orders are distinguished by natu- 

 ral family characters. 1. Filices, (ferns) which bear 

 fruit on the back of the leaves, or in which some part of 

 the leaves seem as it were metamorphosed into a kind of 

 fruit-bearing-spike. The appendix to this order includes 

 the Pteroides, which bear fruit on a peculiar appendage. 

 2. Misci, (mosses) which bear, on leafy stems aad 



