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The class hexandria, may be considered as one of the most beau- 

 tiful in the Linnsean artificial arrangement. It also has a very fair 

 claim to the character of a natural class ; for it embraces some 

 pretty extensive natural assemblages, such as those which Linneeus 

 has thrown into his ninth and tenth orders spathacece and coronaria;. 

 There are likewise several genera of plants in this class, which 

 belong to the natural order sarmtntacece ; such are alstroemeria, So 

 lomon's-seal, draccena, asparagus, gloriosa, erythronium, uvularia, 

 and others. 



32. Division: The class hexandria is subdivided 

 into five orders : viz. monogynia, digynia, trigynia, hexa- 

 gynia, polygynia, all founded OB the number of pistils in. 

 each flower. 



33. Monogynia: Comprehending those plants of the 

 class, which have flowers with one pistil only. 



In this order, is the extensive and beautiful genus narcissus. The 

 lily and the tulip tribe are likewise of this order ; as also many other 

 familiar genera of plants, such as the pine-apple, snow-drop, allium, 

 frittillary, star-of-Bethlehem, squill, asphodel, asparagus, Solomon's 

 seal, hyacinth, berberry, &c. 



34. Digynia: Embracing those plants of the class 

 which bear flowers with two pistils. 



This is a very small order, consisting only of a few genera, among 

 which, the rice-plant forms a genus. There are not any natives of 

 this country. 



35. Trygynia : Comprehending those plants of the 

 class, which bear flowers with three pistils. 



Among the genera of plants peculiar to this order, are dock, moun- 

 tain-sorrel, arrow-grass, and meadow-saffron, all possessed of indi- 

 genous species ; but the most familiar specimens are the common 

 sorrel, a species of dock, and the common meadow-saffron ; to these 



