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CONVERSATION THE THIRD. 



CLASS 1. MONAN'DRIA. MARE'S-TAIL. GLASSWORT. 

 GRASS-WRACK. INDIAN ARROW-ROOT. TUR- 

 MERIC. INDIAN SHOT CLASS 2. DIAN'DRIA 



VERONI'CA CHAMJED'RY'S, GERMANDER SPEEDWELL, 



EXAMINED. PRIVET. PEPPER. ASH-TREE. 



OLIVE. ROSEMARY. SAGE. 



EDWARD. 



MAMMA, shall we find plants of all of the first ten 

 classes in our walks ? 



MOTHER. 



I do not think we shall, for there are very few 

 native plants in the classes Monandria, Heptandria, 

 and Enneandria, (the first, seventh, and ninth,) 

 and they are not common. But all that I wish you 

 to do at present is, to gain such a knowledge of 

 the different parts of plants, with their classes and 

 orders, as will enable you to understand and make 

 use of the books which are generally employed by 

 persons who study Botany. Even if we did find a 

 plant in the class Monandria, I should not advise 

 you to examine it, as the flowers are very small, 

 and not easily distinguished by a young beginner. 



The Mare's tail, to which Linnaeus gave the 

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