84 AN INTRODUCTION 
plied to this Clafs (the Plants of which aré 
Male and Female) to exprefs the Circum- 
ftance of the male Flowers being on one 
Plant, and the female on another; the con- 
trary of which is the Cafe of the androgy- 
nous Clafs Monvecia laft explained. 
_ Crass XXUI. POLYGAMIA.— 
The Term fignifies Plura/ity of Marriages. 
This Clafs produces, either upon the fame 
or different Plants, Hermapbrodite Flowers, 
and alfo Flowers of one Sex only, be it male 
or female; or Flowers of each Sex ; and the 
latter receiving Impregnation from, or giv- 
ing it to the Hermaphrodites, as their Sex 
happens to be, the Parts effential to Gene- 
ratidn in the Hermaphrodite Flowers do not 
confine themfelves to the correfponding Parts 
within the fatne Flower, but become of pro- 
mifcuous Ufe ; which is the Reafon of giving 
this Title to the Clais. 
Crass XXIV. CRYPTOGAMIA. 
—The Term fignifies Concealment of Mar- 
riages; this Clafs confifting of fuch Plants 
as either bear their Flowers concealed with- 
in the Fruit *, or have them fo {mall, ass to 
be imperceptible. 
* The Ficus, whofe Flowers are within the Fruit, 
ufed to be put inthis Clafs, but is fince removed to the 
23d Clafs Polygamia, 
CHAP. 
