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CLASSES OF LINNAEUS. 



The first twelve classes are named by prefixing Greek numer- 

 als to ANDRIA, which signifies stamen. 



CLASSES. 



Names. Definitions. 



C 1. MON- ANDRIA, One Stamen. 



2. DI-ANDRIA, T/ro Stamens. 



3. TRI-ANDRIA, Three Stamens. 



4. TKTR-AMJRIA, Four Stamens. 

 Number of 5. PENT-ANDRIA, Five Stamens- 

 Stamens. I 6. HEX-ANDRIA, Six Stamens. 



7. HEPT-AXDRIA, Seven Stamens. 



8. OCT-AXDRIA, Eight Stamens. 



9. ENNE- ANDRIA, Nine Starnens. 

 . 10. DEC-ANDRI \, Ten Stamen*. 



Fig. 6. 



Number and 

 position. 



'11. 



(Eikosi.) 

 20 



12. POLY- ANDRIA, 



(Polus.) 

 many. 



Fig. 7. 



r Over ten Sta- 

 mens inserted 

 on the Calyx. 

 Over ten Sta- 

 mens inserted on 

 the Receptacle. 



The two following classes are named by infixing Greek nu- 

 merals to DYNAMIA, which signifies poweflK length. 



C Two Stamens longer 

 DYNAMIA, < or more powerful 

 f than the other two. 



Number and 

 relative length 



.MIA, wnicn : 

 ? 13. Di-i 



* The name of this cj&ss does not now designate its character, since the num- 

 ber of stamens is oftepmore or less than twenty. 



First twelve, how named 1 Those which depend on the number of stamens 

 those which depend on number and position Number and relative length Ex- 

 plain the signification of the names of the classes now described. 



