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In the next two proportion is employed. 



14. DIDYNA'MIA. Two long and two short stamens. 



15. TETRADYNA'MIA. Four long and two short stamens. 



The next three have united filaments. 



16. MONADE'LPHIA. Stamens united by their filaments 



into a tube. 



17. DIADEL'PHOL Stamens united into two sets. 



18. POLYADE'LPHIA. Stamens united into three or more 



sets. 



The next five are founded upon various circumstances. 



19. SYNGENE'SIA. Stamens united by their anthers into 



a tube, the flowers compound. 



20. GYNA'NDRIA. Stamens united to the pistil. 



21. MONQE'CIA. Stamens and pistils in separate 



flowers, but both kinds of flowers 

 growing on the same plant. 



22. DICE'CIA. Stameniferous flowers on one plant, 



and pistilliferous flowers on an- 

 other plant, of the same species. 



23. POLYGA'MIA. Stameniferous flowers, pistilliferous 



flowers, and perfect flowers, all 

 growing on the same plant, or on 

 different plants of the same kind. 



The last class consists of plants whose organs of fructification 

 are not well ascertained, or differ greatly from those of the pre- 

 ceding classes : 



24. CRYPTOGA'MIA. 



The Orders in the first thirteen classes are founded on the 

 number of the styles, or stigmas, and are named as follows : 



MONOGY'NIA. One style, or sessile stigma. 



DIGY'NIA. Two styles, or sessile stigmas; 



TRIGY'NIA. Three styles. 



TETRAGY'NIA. Four styles. 



PENTAGY'NIA. Five styles. 



HEXAGY'NIA. Six styles. 



HEPTAGY'NIA. Seven styles. 



OCTAGY'NIA. Eight styles. 



ENNEAGY'NIA. Nine styles. 



DECAGY'NIA. Ten styles. 



