Dilknhis, ^S7 
"botany. In this paper, Dillenius treats 
on the propagation of plants in general ; 
but more particularly on that of the Ferns, 
or capillary plants ; and of the Mojfes, which 
had hitherto been confidered as deflitute of 
flower and feed. He defcribes the flowers 
of that genus, which he afterwards called 
Lkhenafiruniy and which was named byMi- 
CHELi, Jungermannia, He delineates two. 
of the Chara genus; fome of the Confervce% 
and feveral of the more perfect plants^ parti- 
cularly the Cho7idrilla. He fixed the genus 
Radiola; Corrigioby &c. and particularly the 
Centunculus 'y and Cameraria^ which was 
afterwards called ¥iontia. To thefe he fub- 
joins many curious obfervations on the ufe of 
the petals 2j\& ftamina, all tending to confirm 
the doilrine of the fexes of plants ; obferva- 
tions on the root of the Equifetum on the 
duft of the Anthei'c^y and on the different 
iliape of that in the Orchis^ which he fays 
is conical ; and of that in the OphrySy which 
is round. 
In the Ninth Ce?2tury of the fame work, 
lie relates an experiment he made concern- 
