ARRANGEMENT. ORDERS. 13 



MOTHER. 



There are several English books in which the 

 Latin words employed in botany are very clearly 

 explained*; and until you are able to make use of 

 them without my assistance, I will explain every 

 thing as we go on. 



EDWARD. 



Will you now tell me something about the 

 Orders, mamma ? 



MOTHER. 



In the first thirteen classes, from Monandria to 

 Polyandria, the Orders are known by the number 

 of Pistils in each flower. 



When there is only one pistil, the plant is said 



to be in the order MONOGYN'IA. 

 If there are two pistils, DIGYN'IA. 

 If three, TRIGYN'IA. 

 If four, TETRAGYN'IA. 

 If five, PENTAGYN'IA. 



If six, which is not common, HEXAGYN'IA. 

 If seven, HEPTAGYN'IA ; still less common. 

 If eight, which scarcely ever occurs, OCTA- 



GYN'IA. 

 If nine, of which there is hardly an instance, 



ENNEAGYN'IA. 

 If ten, DECAGYN'IA. 



* Martyn's Language of Botany, & 



