GENERAL DIVISIONS OF JUSSIEU. 



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2d, Differs from the first only in having the stamens perigynous ; as the win- 



tergreen, &c. 

 3d, Differs from the two preceding, in having stamens epigynous, and antherg 



united ; as lettuce, &c. 



4th, Differs from the third only in having the anthers separate ; as the elder, &c. 

 The third section, Polypetalous, is divided into three classes. 

 1st, Stamens epigynous : as, umbellate flowers. 

 2d, Stamens hypogynous ; as cruciform flowers. 

 3d, Stamens perigynous ; as the rose, &c. 

 The fourth section anomalous, contains the 15th and last class of Jussieu. 



This class contains the melon, hop, oak, &c. ; it corresponds to the classes, 

 Monoecia and Dioecia, in the artificial system. 



These fifteen classes are divided into 100 families or orders. 



Names. 



1. Fungi, 



2. Algae, 



3. Hepaticae, 



4. Musci, 



5. Filices, 



6. Naiades, 



7. Aroideae, 1 



8. Typhae, . 



9. Cyperoicleae, 



10. Gramineae, 



11. Palmae, 



12. Asparagi, 



13. Junci, 



14. Liliaceae, 



15. Bromeliae, 



16. Asphodeli, 



17. Narcissi, 



18. Irides, 



19. Musae,. 



20. Cannae, 



21. Orchidae, 



NATURAL FAMILIES OF JUSSIEU. 



ACOTYLEDONOUS PLANTS. 



CLASS I. 



Examples. 

 Mushroom, mould, 

 Lichen, conferva, 

 Brook liverwort, 

 Proper mosses, 

 Brakes, polypod, 

 Duck meat, 



Properties. 



Tonic if dry, narcotic if juicy. 

 Tonic some used in dyeing. 

 Tonic, refrigerant. 

 Tonic, rarely cathartic. 

 Secernant stimulants. 

 Astringent. 



22. Hydrocharides, Tape grass, 



MONOCOTYLEDONOUS PLANTS. 



CLASS II. Stamens below the pistil. 

 Wild turnip, Warming, stomachic & antispasmodic. 



Cat tail, Weak tonic. 



Sedge grass, Tonic, coarse cattle fodder. 



Timothy grass, Tonic, farinaceous, cattle fodder. 



CLASS III. Stamens surrounding the pistil. 

 Date, cocoanut, Weak tonic, farinaceous. 

 Solomon seal, Secernant stimulant, mild tonic. 



Sweet flag, Secernant stimulant, antiscorbutic. 



Tulip, addertongue, Emollient, weak secernant stimulant. 

 Pine apple, Refrigerant. 



Onion, hyacinth, Expectorant, tonic, cathartic. 

 Daffodil, Weak tonic, emollient. 



Iris, blue-eyed grass, Antiscorbutic, tonic. 



CLASS IV. Stamens on thepistil. 

 Bread-tree, 'Tonic. 



Ginger, Warming stomachic. 



Ladies' slipper, Emollient, stomachic, farinaceous. 



Weak tonic. 



DICOTYLEDONOUS PLANTS. 



Section first, flowers apetalous. 

 CLASS V. Stamens on the germ. 



23. Aristolochiae, Wild ginger, Tonic, warming stomachic. 



CLASS VI. Stamens surrounding the germ. 



Third section Fourth section Jussieu's fifteen classes, into how many 

 families or orders divided. 



