156 I.TWT.AN ARTIFICIAL SYSTEM. 



111. Ditmdria : Comprehending those plants of the 

 monoecious character, which produce barren flowers 

 with t im stamens. 



The genns lemna or dnck's-meat, a British family of plants, may 

 be selected in exemplification of this order. 



142. Triandria .-Including such plants of the proper 

 character, which produce barren flowers with three 

 stnmens. 



Here we shall find the typha or cat's-tail, bur-reed, Indian- 

 corn or maize, Job's-tears, jack-in-a-box, and the extensive genns 

 carex or sedge, of which abot sixty species are peculiar to Great 

 Britain. 



1-13. Tetrandria : In this order are arranged such 

 plants of the monoecious character, which produce barren 

 flowers with four stamens, 



Though not an extensive order, there are still some very fre- 

 quent and familiar specimens to be collected; such as the common 

 and other species of nettle, the common box tree, common elder, 

 i mulberry, gold-plant, and a few others. 



144. Pentandria: Embracing those plants of the 

 class, which produce barren flowers with five stamens. 



The different genera ecurinega,nephelium,scBisaudra, xanthium, 

 ambrosia, and the considerable family amaranthns or amaranth, are 

 the chief arrangements in this order. The small burdock, a native 

 of this country is a species, of xanthium, and the well known plant 

 of our garden, called love-lies-bleeding, is a species of amaranth. 



145. Hexandria : Comprehending those plants of 

 the monoecious character, which produce barren flowfrs 

 with six stamens. 



