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tions of the twenty-four Clafles. In order 
to this, the firft Part of this Book fhould 
be previoufly perufed, as the Parts of Fruc- 
tification are therein explained; without 
which the Claffes could not be undérftood. 
Then let him gather fome of the ordinary 
Flowers, fuch as the Bloffoms of the Fruit- 
garden or Kitchen-ground, or the orna- 
mental Flowers of his Borders, and bring 
them by turns into his Clofet for Examina- 
tion, chufing firft the larger Kinds, and fuch 
as naturally expand and difcover the Stami- 
na and Piftillum ; and when he has accuf- 
tomed himifelf to know the Parts of Fruc- 
tification in thefe eafier Kinds, he may 
then try fuch as require being ftript of their 
Covers, or diflected with a Penknife, to dif- _ 
cover their inner Parts, or whofe Minutenefs 
requires the Affiftance of a magnifying Glafs 
for the obferving them properly. The 
double Flowers fhould be avoided, as being 
unnatural. Having fixed on the Flower he 
would firft examine, he will, by the Help of 
the Tables, be informed of the Clafs it be- 
longs to; then turning to the Chapter of 
the fecond Part of the Book, which treats of 
that Clafs, let him carefully read over the 
Character there given of the Clafs, and 
compare his Flower therewith; a frequent 
; S 3 Practice 
