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As to stipules—whether present or absent. 
As to the flowers—whether symmetrical or unsymmetrical ; 
regular or irregular; whether the calyx be free or adherent; 
the petals, whether distinct or united; the stamens, whether 
hypogynous or perigynous, whether opposite to the petals or 
alternate with them. 
As to the pistil and fruit,—whether the carpels be more 
than one, and whether distinct or united. (See Lesson 
XVIIL) 
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LESSON XXXIII. 
HOW TO ANALYZE A PLANT BY THE TABLES. 
272, Our readers are already informed that the Flora 
which accompanies these instructions is not intended to 
make them acquainted with the plants of the country, but 
simply to teach the pupil how to analyze. Hence they will 
not expect to find in it any thing like a full account of all 
our flora, but a few plain exercises by which they may trace 
every flowering plant in the country to its Natural Order, 
about one in every two to its Genus, and about one in every 
five to its Species. In conducting an exercise in this Flora 
with a class of pupils who have well studied the former part 
of the work, some method like the following would be inter- 
esting and profitable. 
273. Suppose the class present, and each furnished with a spe- 
cimen of some one unknown species, both in flower and fruit. 
Teacher. Are you all ready? Turn to the Flora and let us find out to- 
gether the family relations and the names of this fine plant. We will 
commence at the “ Analysis of the Natural Orders” (page 132), and read 
the first pair of lines, which we will call a couplet, 
