38 NATURAL ORDERS OF LINN.EUS. 



46. HEDERACEJS. Corols 5-cleft, stamens 5 to 10. fruit berry-like on a com- 

 pound raceme ; as Grape, Ginst-ni:, Spikenard. Tonics and Refrigerants. 



47. STELLATE. Corols 4-rldi, st:unc>ns 4, seeds 2, naked, leaves mostly 

 whorled ; as Bedstraw, Dogwood, Venus' pride. Tonics and Deobstruents . 



48. AGGREGATE. Having aggregate flowers; as Button-bush, Marsh-rose- 

 mary. Tonics and Secernant stimulant*. 



49. COMPOSITE. All the compound flowers; as Sun-flower, Boneset, Tan- 

 aey, Thistle. Tonics and Secernant stimulants. 



50. AMENTACE^E. Bearing pendant amenta ; as Hazle, Oak, Chesnut, Wil- 

 low. Astringents. 



51. CONIFERS. Bearing strobiles ; as Pine, Juniper, Cedar. Tonics and 

 Stomachics. 



52. CoADUNAT^i. Several berry-like pericarps, which are adnate ; as Tu- 

 lip-tree, Magnolia. Tonics. 



53. SCABRID.E. Leaves rough, flowers destitute of beauty ; as Nettle, 

 Hemp, Hop, Elm. Astringents. 



54. MISCELLANKJE. Plants not arranged by any particular character ; as 

 Pond-lily, Poke-weed, Amaranth. Their qualities are various. 



55. FILICES. All ferns ; as Brakes, Maiden-hair. Secernant stimulant*. 



56. Musci. All mosses; as Polytrichum. Cathartics and Secernant sti- 

 mulants. 



57. ALGJE. All Liverworts, Lichens and Sea- weeds ; as Jungermannia, 

 Fucus, Usnea. Tonics. 



58. FUNGI. All funguses ; as Mushroom, Toad-stool, Puff-ball, Touchwood, 

 Mould. Tonics and Cathartics:'* 



General Divisions of Jussieu. 



The natural orders of Jussieu are arranged under the three following gene- 

 ral divisions, according to distinctions observed in the seed ; viz. into Acotyle- 

 donousj MonocotyledonousJ and Dicotyledonous* plants. 



First Division. 



The Acotyledonous plants correspond to the class Cryptogamia.ofthe arti- 

 ficial system. 



Second Division. 



The Monocotyledonous plants are divided into three classes characterised, 

 by the insertion of the stamens ; the 1st has the stamens hyp<>gynous, or under 

 the pistil ; as the grasses, &c. ; the 2d has the stamens perilous, or around 

 the pistil ; as the palms, &c. ; the 3d has the stamens epigynous, or upon the 

 pistil ; as the orchis, &c. 



Third Division. 



The Dicotyledonous plants are ten times more numerous than tho two pre- 

 ceding divisions ; the different classes are here arranged as in the other cases 

 with reference to the absence of the corolla, its presence, and the number of 

 petals. These plants are divided into four sections, as follows. 



The first section Apetalous (wanting petals) is divided into three classes. 

 1st. Comprehends all dicotyledonous plants destitute of a corolla, which have 



the stamens epigynous ; as wild ginger. 

 2d, Comprehends all dicotyledonous plants destitute of a corolla, which have 



the stamens perigynous ; as dock, &c. 

 3d, Comprehends all dicotyledonous plants destitute of a corolla, which have 



the stamens hypogynous ; as plantain, fcc. 

 The second section, Monopetalous, is divided into four classes. 

 1st, Comprehends all dicotyledonous, monopetalous plants, which have the 



stamens hypogynous ; as milkweed, &c. 



*The preceding synopsis of artificial classes and orders, together with the 

 natural orders of Linnaeus, are quoted from Eaton, by permission, 

 t See these terms in the vocabulary. 



Three general divisions of plants by Jussieu Acotyledonous, Monocotyledo- 

 nous, how divided Dicotyledonous, how divided First section, into how 

 many classes divided Second section, how divided. 



