24 BOTANY FOR BEGINNERS [ Ch. IV 



75. The apple blossom appears like a little wild rose, it be 

 iongs to the same class and order as the rose, but is of a differ 

 ent genus. 



76. If you examine a poppy, you will find numerous sta- 

 mens growing upon the receptacle or top of the flower stem , 

 this is therefore of the 12th class. It has but one pistil, and is 

 therefore in the 1st order. 



77. Having made you acquainted with some of the prince 

 oles in Systematic Botany, and taught you how to proceed in 

 -he Analysis of flowers, I shall now give you to learn the Latin 

 ind Greek numerals, which, added to certain other words, 

 :ompose the names of the Classes and Orders. 



It is not in Botany alone that a knowledge of these numerals 

 will be useful to you ; many of our most common words are 

 compounded with them ; for example, uniform is from units, 

 ?ne, and forma, form, octagon, is from octo, eight, and gonia^ 

 uigle, &c. 



NUMERALS. 



1b. What is said of the apple blc^som? 

 f6. Why is the poppy in the 12th i.asSj 1st 

 77. Is it in Botany alore that a 

 mfrals is useful 3 



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