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DOMESTIC BOTANY. 



Order. — Monogynia. One pistil. Ex. Indian 



shot, marestail. 

 Order. — 'Digynia. Tioo pistils. Ex. Water starwort. 

 Class II. — DIANDRIA. Flowers with two stamens. 

 Order. — Monogynia. Ex. Privet, lilac, phillyrea, 



jasmine. 



Class III. — TRIANDRIA. Flowers with three sta- 

 mens. 



Order. — Monogynia. Ex. Valerian, crocus, corn 

 flag. 



Order. — Digynia. Ex. Wheat, and most of the 

 grasses. 



Class IV. — TETRAWDRIA. Flowers ivithfour sta- 

 mens. 



Order. — Monogynia. Ex. Scahious, woodroof, and 



nearly the whole of the Protea family. 

 Order. — Tetragynia. Ex. Holly. 

 Class V. — PENTANDRIA. Floivers loith five sta- 

 mens. 



Order. — Monogynia. Ex. Forget-me-not, borage, 

 potato, primrose, cyclamen, pimpernel. 



Order. — Digynia. Ex. Swallow-wort, gentian, and 

 the whole of the Umbel family. 



Order. — Trigynia. Ex. Elder, laurestinus, tama- 

 risk, sumach. 



Order. — Tetragynia. Ex. Grass of Parnassus. 



Order. — Pentagynia. Ex. Flax, sundew, thrift. 

 Class VI. — HEXANDRIA. Floivers with six sta- 

 mens. 



Order. — Monogynia. Ex. Snowdrop, dajfiPodil, hya- 

 cinth, lily, aloe. 

 Order. — Trigynia. Ex. Colchicum, dock. 

 Order. — Polygynia. Ex. Water plantain. 



