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ORDER II. DIGYNIA, comprehending such plants 

 as have two styles. This order contains four genera, 

 divided into 1 . herbs ; of which there are three, viz. 

 Corisperiiium, Calitriche and Blitum : and 2. grasses; 

 of which there is one genus, viz. China. 



CHAP. V. 



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OF THE SECOND CLASS DlANDRIA. 



This class consists of such plants as bear herma- 

 phrodite flowers, furnished with two stamina. The 

 orders are three, viz. 



OuDfcii I. MON'OGYNIA, comprehending such 

 plants as have but one style. This order contains 

 thirty genera, distinguished into, 1. Such as have 

 regular monopetalous corollae; of which there are 

 eight, viz Nyctanthes, Jasminum, Ligustrum, Phil- 

 lyrea, Olea, Chionanthus, Syringa, and Eranthe- 

 nium. 2. Such as have irregular monopetalous 

 corollae, and the fruit angiosperrnous, the seeds in a 

 vessel , of which there are nine, viz. Veronica, Pae- 

 derota, Justida, Dianthera, Gratiola, Pinguicula, 

 Schwenkia, Calceolaria, and Utricularia. 3. Such as 

 have irregular monopetalous corollae, and the fruit 

 gymnosnermouti, the seeds naked ; of which there are 

 nine, viz. Verbena, Lycopus, Amethystea, Cunila, 

 Ziziphora, JVIonarda, Rosumrinus, Salvia, andCollin- 

 sonia. 4. Such as have polypetalous corollae; of 

 which there is one, viz. Diaiium. 5. Such as have 

 the flowers above the gennen, of which there are 

 three, viz. Morida, Circaca, and Globba. 



OuDtR II. DIGY.VIA, comprehending such plants 

 as have two styles. This order contains two genera, 

 viz. Authoxamhum, and Crypsis. 



Order III. TKIGYNIA, comprehending such 

 plants as have three styles. There is but one genus 

 of this order, viz. Piper. 



