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In the battle's shock our tribe has stood 



Renowned for many a valorous deed, 

 And our faithful bows of the Yew- Tree's wood 



Shall guard our Queen in the hour of need. 



NINTH CONVERSATION. 



E. Polygamia, or the class of many mar- 

 riages, consists of plants with stamens and pis- 

 tils united in the same flower, besides others in 

 separate flowers having a different structure. 

 Like Dodecandria and Polyandria, modern bota- 

 nists have totally abolished it and distributed 

 the flowers among the other classes. To say 

 the least, it is an extremely inconvenient one m 

 practice. Its orders are founded on the preced- 

 ing classes Monoecia, Dioecia, and a third, Trioe- 

 cia. Even while it was retained the genera 

 continued dwindling down till the Ginseng and 

 Orache, or Purselane, were the principal of 

 vvhat were left. 



L. SONG OF THE POLYGAMIAN TRIBES. 



The silvery Purslane's simple flowers 

 An humble prize, we mostly claim, 



We have no roses in our bowers, 

 No fragrant blossoms known to fame. 

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