BOTANT. 



ass 



ez^ssES. 



14. DiDYNAMiA. This class 

 contains izeo orders. — 

 Stamens Four, two on 

 long and two on shorter 

 filaments ; from which 

 circumstance the plants 

 are readily distinguished 

 from those of class IV. 



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OJtDEIiS. 



Gymncspermia, in which 

 the seeds, four in num- 

 ber, are naked, and 

 placed at the bottom 

 of the calyx; most of^ 

 the plants in this or- 

 der are aromatic, and 

 may be eaten with 

 safety : — Angoisper- 

 mia, in which the seeds 

 are numerous, and 

 contained in a com- 

 mon pericarp, or seed 

 vessel. Many of the 

 plants in this order 

 are poisonous. 



15. Tetradtnamia. This 

 class contains two orders. 

 Stamens Six, Four long 

 and Tz€0 short, which 

 distinguishes these plants 

 from those of class VI. 



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Sih'culosa, in which the 

 seed vessel is a smaU, 

 round, inflated or flat 

 pod : Siliquosa, seed 

 vessel a long cylindri- 

 cal or flattened pod. 



The flowers of all this class produce four petals, which 

 are placed crossways ; and not any of them possess noxioui 

 qualities. 



16. MoNADELPHiA. This class (" 

 contains eight orders. — [ 



Stamens all connected ^ 

 ly their Jilamentt at the 1 

 iase. I. 



Triunchia, Pentandria^ 

 Ileptandria, Octan- 

 dria, Enneandria. 

 Decandriu, Dodecan- 

 driU) Folyandria. 



