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genera, viz. Tamus {black bryony root) ... Smilax ... Rajania... 

 Dioscorea... Braunia . . .Ferreola. . . Chamjedorea... Mauritia 

 ...BoRASsus...and Elais. 



Order 7. Octandria, comprehends such plants as have their 

 male flowers furnished with eight stamina. This order contains 

 five genera, viz. Populus (pop/«r)...RHODiOLA {rose-root)... Ma-> 

 •garitari a... Commiphora. ..Hermesi a. 



Order 8. Enneandria, comprehends such plants as have their 

 male flowers furnished with nine stamina. This order contains 

 three genera, viz. Mercurialis {mercury)... Hydrocharis ...Tri- 



PLARIS. 



Order 9. Decandria, comprehends such plants as have their 

 male flowers furnished with ten stamina. This order contains five 

 genera, viz. Carica {papaw tree) ,„.Kiggelaria... Coriaria.*. 

 Schinus...Gymnocladus. 



Order 10. Dodecandria, comprehends such plants as have 

 their male flowers furnished with twelve stamina. This order 

 contains five genera, viz. Menispermum...Datisca...Euclea... 

 St r at iotes . . . and Toxicodendrum. 



Order 11. Icosandria, comprehends such plants as have their 

 male flowers furnished with many stamina inserted into the calyx. 

 Of this order there are four genera, viz. Flacourtia.,.Rott~ 

 LERA...GELONiuM...and Hedicarya. 



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Order 12. Polyandria, comprehends such plants as have their 

 male flowers furnished with many stamina. Of this order there 

 are nine genera, viz. Cliffortia ...Perula... Trewia...Xylos- 

 ma... Hisingera... Embryopteris... Hamadryas... Cycas... Za- 



MIA. 



Order 13. Monadelphia, comprehending such plants as have 

 their male flowers furnished with one set of united stamina. This 

 \order contains sixteen genera, viz. Taxus {yew *m?)„ Juniperus 



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