28 ON CLASSIFICATION. 



of the Dicotyledons, consists of Plants, which you 

 would scarcely look upon as bearing any Flowers at 

 all perhaps ! No gay-coloured Petals, seldom any 

 Calyx, only very small scales, called Perianth ; but 

 examine that with the Lens, and you will find that it 

 contains Pistils and .Stamens ; and all Plants which 

 possess those important Organs, are Flowering Plants. 

 Many Trees, bearing what are called Catkins, the 

 Oak, Nut, Willow, &c., and your favorite Nettle, are 

 of the Fourth Class. 



Now, let us collect as many as we can of those 

 Plants named in the first Order, and examine them, as 

 we read the description of the character of the Sub- 

 class, Order, Genus, &c. 



