CONTENTS. XI 



CONVERSATION THE SIXTEENTH. Page 205. 



Class 19. Syngene'sia. Structure of a Compound 

 Flower. Aggregate Flower. Natural Character 

 of this Class. Calyx, Seeds, and Down. Orders. 

 Bel'lis peren'nis, common Daisy, examined. 

 Other Plants of this Class. 



CONVERSATION THE SEVENTEENTH. P. 216. 



The Four Classes omitted by Withering. Class 20. 



Gynan'dria. Natural ^rder Orchid'eae. Class 21. 



Monoe'cia. Bread-fruit Tree. Maize. Cocoa- 

 nut Indian Rubber. Water-proof Cloth. Tal- 

 low-tree Castor-oil Plant Manchineel-tree. 



Other valuable Trees. Class 22. Dioe'cia. 



Willows. Date-palm. Pista'chia. Mastick. 



Hemp. Nutmeg. Class 23. Polyga'mia 



Plantain. Sensitive Plant. Gum Ar'abic. Fig. 



CONVERSATION THE EIGHTEENTH. P. 229. 



Class 24-. Cryptoga'mia. Orders. Ferns. 

 Mosses ; their various Uses. Li'chens. Rein- 

 deer Moss or Lichen. Sea- Weeds. Mushrooms. 



EXPLANATION of the Botanical Terms made use of in 



this volume - - Page 24-5. 



General Index - - Page 269. 



