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Class IV. TeTRANDRIA, from naaa^is, TESSARES, 
Jour, and «vo9f, aner, a male. 
Class V. Pentan DRi A, from TravV PENTEj^w, and 
«v>j^, ANER, a male. 
Class VI. Hexandria, from £|, ex, six, and avuf, 
^NER, a male. 
Class VIL Heptandria, from i^Ia, hepta, 
and av>5^, aner, a male. 
se'ven 
Class VIII. Octandria, from oyJco, octo, eight, 
and ay^^j ANER, a male. 
Class IX. Enneandria, from tmx, ennea, nine 
and am^, ANER, a male. 
Class X. Decandria, from deka, teti, and 
«v>5g>, ANER, ^ 7nale, 
Class XL DoDECANDRiA, from w.,^^ dodeka, 
/z«;efoe, and «vo,^, aner, a male. 
Here we may remark, that Class III. Triandria, 
contams the natural family of the Grasses, {Gramina) 
plants possessing a simple leaf, a jointed stem, and a 
husky calyx, terminating usually with an arista, awn, or 
beard, and producing one seed. 
The great solicitude of Nature for the preservation of 
grasses is evident from this; that the more the leaves are 
