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of the twenty -first class : stamens and pistils in 

 separate flowers, but on the same plant. [Plate 2.] 

 Also the name of one of the [orders in the twenty- 

 third class, Polygamia, of Linnaeus. 



MONOGYN'JA ; one pistil in each flower. The name 

 of the first order in each of the first thirteen classes, 

 [Plates 3. 5. 8, 9, 10. 15.] 



MONOPET'ALOUS ; a blossom is so called, when it is 

 composed of only one petal : as in Germander 

 Speedwell, [Plate 3.] ; Crocus, [Plate 5.] ; Meze- 

 reon, [Plate 10.] ; Ground Ivy. [Plate 16.] 



MONOPHYI/LOUS ; a calyx is so called when it is com- 

 posed of one piece ; the Primrose, and Corn-cockle 

 [Plate 12.], afford good examples. 



MOSSES, Mus'ci ; a natural tribe of plants, forming one 

 of the orders in the class Cryptogamia. [Plate 22.] 



MOUTH ; the opening of the tube, in blossoms com* 

 posed of one petal ; as in Mouse-ear [Plate 8.] ; 

 and Ground Ivy. [Plate 16.] 



Mus'ci ; Mosses. [Plate 22.] 



MUSHROOMS, Fungi ; the name of a natural tribe of 

 plants forming one of the orders in the class Cryp- 

 togam^. [Plate 22.] 



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NAMES. In all the Botanical systems at present in use, 

 every Plant has two names ; 1. The Generic name, 

 which applies to all those of the same Genus ; 

 2. What is called the Trivial name ; which is con- 

 fined to plants of one Species only. 



Whenever a third name occurs, it denotes a Variety 



