364 EXPLANATION OF THE 



same individual, without any mixture of hermaphro- 

 dites. 



Monogynia. The name of the first order in each of the 

 thirteen first classes of the Linnaean system ; compre- 

 hending such plants as have no pistil, or stigma only, 

 in a flower. 



Monophyllum. A monophyllus, or one-leafed perianth. 

 All in one; if cut, not separated to the base. 



Octandria. The name of the eighth class in the Linnaean 

 system ; comprehending those plants which have her- 

 maphrodite flowers with eight stamens. 



Pentagynia. Comprehends those plants which have five 

 pistils in an hermaphrodite flower. 



Pentandria. The name of the fifth class in Linnaeus's 

 system ; comprehending those plants which have her- 

 maphrodite flowers with five stamens. 



Pistillum. Pistil or pointal ; a viscus or organ adhering 

 to the fruit, for the reception of the pollen. It is 

 the fourth part of the fructification. Its appearance is 

 that of a column, or set of columns, in the centre of the 

 flower ; and when perfect, it consists of three parts, 

 1st. Germen, germ, or ovary ; 2d. Stylus, the style ; 

 3d. Stigma. 



Petalum. A petal : the corollaceous integument of the 

 flower. 



Polyandria. The name of the thirteenth class in the Lin- 

 naean system ; comprehending those plants which bear 

 hermaphrodite flowers with many stamens (from twenty 

 to a thousand) growing single on the receptacle. 



Polyadelphia. The name of the eighteenth class in the 

 Linnaean system; comprehending those plants which 

 bear hermaphrodite flowers with three or more sets of 

 united stamens. 



Poh/gamia. The name of the twenty-third class in the 

 Linnaean system ; comprehending those plants which 



