48 Aft httroduEimi to 



produce good feeds : but being generally with- 

 in the ikin or covers, are feldom ieen unlefs 

 they are opened. 



An Explanation of the Orders. 

 The orders or fubdivifions of the claffes are 

 eftabliilied upon the pointals, as the claffes are 

 upon the ftamhia, the number of pointais taken 

 to the bafe of the ftyle, and when there is no 

 ftyle, the ftigmas are counted. 



The order of the 13 firfl claffes are, 



1. {Monogynid) flowers with one pointaU 



2. {Digynid) thofe with two pointais. 



3. {Trigyjiia) with three pointais. 



4. {T'etragymia) with four, &c. 



When the flower has a great number of 

 pointais, Folyginia, 



The 14th Clafs {Didynamia) is divided 

 into the two follow^ing orders. 



1. {Gymnojpermia) thefe have four naked 



feeds fucceeding each flower fitting 

 in the cup. 



2. {Angiofpermid) the feeds of thefe arc 



inclofed in a cover. 

 The 1 5th clafs, (T^etr adynamia) is alfo di- 

 video into two orders, 



I. [SUicuhfa) 



