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The genus pieonia or psaony, is the chief selection of plants in 

 the order digynia. The genera fothergil'.a, curatella, and bauera are 

 likewise of this same order. 



85. Trigynia: Embracing sucli plants of the poly- 

 androus character, as possess flowers with three pistils. 



Here we shall find upwards of twenty species of delphinium or 

 larkspur, and near that number of aconite or wolf's-bane. 



86. Tetragynia : Consisting of such flowers of the 

 class, as have four pistils. 



The small family of cimicifuga or bug-wort, and the caryocar are 

 the only plants we can mention as of this order. 



87. Pentagynia : Embracing such plants of the class, 

 as have flowers \vitii five pistils. 



coloured are native perennials of this country, are of this order ; as 

 also the genus fennel flower, one species of which, commonly called 

 devil in the bush, or love in a mist, is very frequent in our gardens. 



88. Hexagynia : Including a few plants of the class 

 which produce flowers with six pistils. 



The genus stratiotes or water-soldier is the only illustration to be 

 collected from English botany. 



89. Polygynia : This order brings together such 

 plants of the class, as bear flowers with many pistils. 



The tulip-tree, aniseed-tree, magnolia, custard-apple, bitterwood, 

 anemones, virgin's-bower, meadow-rue, pheasant's-eye, fair-maid- 

 of-Febrnary, golden-locks, garden-crow-foot, globe-flower, helle- 

 bore, marsh-marygnld, and several others, are here collected. 



