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befides what the Title expreffes, their Co- 
rollz being moftly Ringent, as will be fhewn 
in its Place *. 
Crass XV. TETRADYNAMIA,—This 
Term exprefles the Power or Superi- 
ority of fowr ; and accordingly there are in 
the Flowers of this Clafs fix Stamina, four 
of which are longer than the reft; which 
Circumftance diftinguifhes them from thofe 
of the fixth Clafs, where the fix Staminaare 
equal: But thefe Flowers have their parti- 
cular Character alfo, their Corolle being 
Cruciform T. 
Crass XVI. MONADELPHIA.—The 
Word here, compounded with the nu- 
merical Term, fignifies a Brother. This 
Relation is employed to exprefs the Union 
of the Filaments of the Stamina, which in 
this Clafs do not ftand feparate, but join at 
the Bafe, and form one Subftance, out of 
which they proceed as from a common Mo- 
ther ; and the Title of the Clafs expreffes a 
fingle Brotherhood, meaning that there is but 
one Set of Stamina fo united, which diftin- 
* See Chap. 17. See alfo Part i. Chap. 3. where the 
Term Ringent is explained. 
+ See Chap. 18. Seealfo Part I. Chap. 3 where the 
Term Cruciform is explained. 
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