CONTENTS. 



LIST of the Plates - - Page xii 



Explanation of the Table of the Classes, Plate 2. xiii 

 Pronuncia.Ion of the Latin Names of Plants - xvi 



CONVERSATION THE FIRST. Page 1. 

 Botany in General. Linnaeus. Uses of Botany. 

 Parts of a Flower. 



CONVERSATION THE SECOND. Page 9. 



Linnaean Arrangement of Plants. Classes. Alter- 

 ations adopted by Dr. Withering. Orders. Ge- 

 nera. Species. 



CONVERSATION THE THIRD. Page 19. 



Class 1 . Monan'dria. Mare's-tail. Glasswort. 

 Grass-wrack. Indian Arrow-root. Turmeric. 



Indian Shot. Class 2. Dian'dria. Veroni'ca 



Chamaed'rys, Germander Speedwell, examined. 

 Privet. Pepper. Ash-tree. Olive. Rose- 

 mary. Sage. 



A 4 



