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2. " Peristamineae ; in this the stamens are inserted on the calyXp 

 not hypogynous. Che?iopodium, Polygoiutm, and the beautiful Begonia^ 

 are examples of this section. 



3. " Epistamineae ; here the ovarium is inferior, cohering with the 

 tube of the calyx ; stamens, inserted on tbe limb, or superior. Santalum 

 album (Sandal-wood), and Aristolochia (Birthwort or snake-root) are 

 well known examples of this section. 



4. *• Diclines ; flowers unisexual or without a perianth. To this 

 tribe are referred EuphorbiacecB, Urtiaceas, Piperacew^ besides tbe Oak, 

 Alder, Birch, Willow, Pine, Walnut, &c. Judging from the dissimilarity 

 of the plants associated under this name, hearing in mind, at the same 

 time, that several other orders in which diclinous flowers predominate 

 are scattered through the system, it is to be hoped future researches 

 will tend to break up this class, and, by the removal of some of the or- 

 ders, will establish a more natural distribution of the remainder : some of 

 those now placed here seem to have been referred to it, as to a lumber 

 room, from not knowing where to dispose of them to greater advantage, 



" For the remaining portion of the system Monocotyledons diWd. Acoiy- 

 ledojis, I shall refer for the present to the subjoined tables : the first 

 exhibiting a Clavis of the system of Jussieu, the next, that system as 

 modified by De Candoile, and adopted in our Prodromus, 



L— COTYLEDONS none. 

 Class 1. AcofyUdones. 



IT.—MON OCOTYLEDONES. 



2. Monohypogyncs, stamens hypogynous, 



3. MonoperigyncB, stamens perigynous, 



4. Mo7ioc'p?gyncB, stamens epigynous. 



in.— DICOTYLEDONES. 



§ I. APETAL^. 



Bpislaminecs, stamens epigynous. 

 Peristaminecp, stamens perigynous. 

 Hyposiamine<B, stamens hypogynous. 



§ 2. MONOPETALJE. 



Hypocoroll(Bj corolla hypogynous. 

 PericoroUcB, corolla perjgynouso 



5. 



8. 

 9. 



