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THE TABLE OF 



The Petals. 



H. Ditto. 



i. The two Pointals. 



I. Ditto. 



k. The Petals grown larger, containing the 



Seeds. 

 /. One of the Seeds. 



The ASH. Fraxinus ( Excelsior.) 



POLYGAMIA DiOECIA. 



a. An entire Hermaphrodite Flower. 



A. Ditto. The Flowers have neither Calyx 



I'etals, and are only furnished with two 

 Stamina. 



B. The two Stamina. 



c. The Embryo, with its Pointal. 



C. Ditto. 



d. An entire Female Flower. 



D. Ditto. They likewise have neither Calyx, 



Petals, nor Stamina, bearing only a Pointal. 



e. A winged Seed. The Seeds of the Herma- 



phrodite and Female Flowers are alike. 



f. The Crust opening, to shew where the Seed is 



lodged. 



g. The Seed. 



The CHESTNUT. Fagus (Castanea.) 



MONOECIA POLYANDRIA. 



a. A Male Catkin. 

 6. A single Flower. 



B. Ditto 



c. The Calyx. 



C. Ditto. 



d. A Female Bud of Flowers. 



e. A single Flower. 

 /. The Clalyx. 



F. Ditto. 



g. A single Embryo, with its Pointalsi 



G. Ditto. 



H. The two Embryos with their Pointals, set in 



their permanent Calyx. 

 i. The spinous Capsule. 



k. The same, opening at the top to emit the Nuts 

 or Seeds. 

 A single Nut. 



The HORSE-CHESTNUT. jEscuIus 

 (Hippo-castanum.) 



Heptankiiia Monogynia. 



two 



a. An entire Flower. 

 h. The Calyx. 



c. The five Petals. 



d. The Stamina. 



e. The Embryo, with its Pointal. 

 /. The spinous Capsule. 



g. A transverse Section of ditto, shewing the Par- 

 tition and lleceptacle. 



h. Ditto, as it opens in three divisions. 



i. The Nuts or Seeds. 



The WALNUT. Juglans (Regia.) 



MoNOECIA POLYANDKIA. 



a. A ]\Iale Catkin. 

 h. Ditto, in its natural size. 



c. A single Male Flower. 



d. The Petals. 



e. The Stamina. 

 E. A single Stamen. 



f. A Female Flower. 



g. Ditto, in its natural size. 



h. The Calyx. 



i. The Corolla. 



k. The Embryo, with its Pointals. 

 I. The covering of the Shell. Drupa. 

 m. The Nut, divested of its covering. 

 n. Ditto, split open. 

 0. A Kernel. 



The WHITE-BEAM. Crataegus 

 ( Aria.) 



ICOSANDRIA DiGYNXA. 



n. An entire Flower. 

 6. The Calyx. 



c. The Petals, or Flower-leaves. 



d. The Stamina, 

 c. The Pointals. 



/. The Embryo, as it sits within the Calyx, with 

 its Pointals. 



g. The Fruit, or Berry. 



h. A transYCi-se Section of ditto. 



