74 AN INTRODUCTION 



OE.PFR I. MONOGYNIA, comprehendingsuch plants 

 as have but cut style. This order contains forty- two 

 genera, distinguished into, J. Such as have monope- 

 talous, flowers, of which there are two, viz. Alarcgra- 

 via, and Ternstrcernia. 2. Such as have flowers of 

 three petals, of which there is one genus, viz. Trilix. 

 3. Such as have flowers with four petals, of which there 

 are twelve, viz. Rheedia, Mammea, Papaver, Cheli- 

 donium, Capparis, Actaea, Cambodia, Callophyllum, 

 Sj^armannia, Vallea, Grias, and Caryophyllus. 4. 

 Such as have flowers with five petals, of which there 

 are thirteen, viz. Loosa, Menzelia, Vateria, Cleyera, 

 Cistus, Corchorus, Sarracenia, Tilia, Gordonia, Apei- 

 ba, Ochna, Muntingia, and Elaeocarpus. 5. Such 

 as have flowers with six petals, of which there are 

 "four, viz. Argemone, Lagers troemia, Thea, and Le- 

 cythis. 6. Such as have flowers with many petals, 

 of which there are four, viz. Sanguinaria, Podophyl- 

 lum, Bixa, and Nymphaea. 7. Such as have flowers 

 without any petals, of which there are six, viz. Slo- 

 anca, Trewia, Prockia, Laetia, Seguieria, and Delima. 



ORDER II. DIGYNIA, comprehending such plants 

 as have two styles. Of this order there are four ge- 

 nera, viz Calligonum, Fothergilla, Curatella, and 

 Paeonia. 



ORUERUI.TRIGYNJA, comprehending such plants 

 as have three styles. This order contains two genera, 

 viz. Delphinium and Aconitum. 



ORDKR IV. TKTKAGYNIA, comprehending such 

 plants as haveji: ur styles. Of this order there are three 

 genera, viz. Cimicifuga, Tetracera, and Caryocar. 



ORDER V. PENTAGYNIA, comprehending such 

 plants as havey/re styles. This order contains four 

 genera, viz. Aquilegia, Nigella, Ileaumuria, and 

 Brathys. 



ORDER VI. HEXAGYNIA, comprehending such 

 plants as have six styles. Of this order there is but 

 one genus, viz. Stratiotes. 



ORDER VII. POLYGYNIA, comprehendingsuch 



