1 2 ARRANGEMENT. CLASSES. 



some of them having pistils only, some stamens 

 only, and others both stamens and pistils. 



But Dr. Withering, in his " Arrangement of 

 British Plants," which is one of the best books 

 that you can refer to, until you have learned 

 Latin, has distributed the plants of these last four 

 classes among the first nineteen, according to the 

 number of their stamens. 



Those that belong to the twenty-fourth class, 

 CRYPTOGA'MIA, have flowers which are not visible 

 to the naked eye; such as ferns, mosses, sea- weeds, 

 mushrooms, &c. 



EDWARD. 



I am afraid I shall never remember the dis- 

 tinctions of all these classes. 



MOTHER. 



Do not be alarmed, my dear ; here is a draw- 

 ing I have made [PLATE 2.], ,to assist your me- 

 mory, and show you their different characters ; and 

 I have written the Latin names over the figures, 

 that you may learn them, as well as the numbers, 

 - because they are used by all botanists in speak- 

 ing of the classes. 



EDWARD. 



Then how can I learn botany, without knowing 

 Latin ? 



