38 BOTANY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. 



which, that of Linneus' is called Artificial. But 

 to commence ; here is a collection of songs of 

 the different classes modified. The different 

 subjects of Flora, or the Queen of Flowers, are 

 supposed to be called up to recite their different 

 gathering songs, all of which I wish you to com- 

 mit to memory. And now, what is the first 

 class ? 



L. Monandria, composed of plants having 

 but one stamen. 



E. You can see all the different ranks repre- 

 sented in the first plate in the order of their 

 classification. A glance at it will teach you 

 more than I can tell you in a long time. The 

 few plants Monandria contains, generally be- 

 long to the warmest climates, as the Ginger 

 and Cardamon. The Canna is the name of a 

 genus of flowering reeds, found native in 

 the United States ; some of the species of this 

 genus found in the southern continent, are emi- 

 nently beautiful. The flowers which are col- 

 lected in clusters expand gradually, and are noted 

 for their curious appearance. The Arrowroot 

 Maranta, and Marestail Hippuris, belong also 

 to this class. The Salicornia or Glasswort, 

 is a plant commonly found in England, on the 



