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distinct from each other, and the corolla above the 
germen: 
It also contains' another natural order of plants, the 
STELLATED [stcllatcK,) from the manner of growth of 
the leaves, several together being placed in sets, round 
the stalk, radiating together like the glory of a star, and 
each set rising regularly one above the other. 
It may be here just noticed, that the stamens in this 
class are 4, and all of the same length ; whereas in the 
class DiDYNAMiA, which is likewise composed of 
flowers of 4 stamens, the stamens are unequal in lengthy 
2 of them being long and 2 short. 
Class V. Pentandria, contains the natural order 
of the EARLY (Precice), named so from their flowering 
early, and the Rough -leaved ( Asperifolim), from the 
roughness of the leaves, also the Lurid (Lurid(e), 
called so from their gloomy aspect, and disagreeable 
scent, being plants highly poisonous. 
This class contains likewise the natural order of um- 
belliferous plants (umbellat(e)i whose flowers are 
produced in umbels, which are peduncles or flower- 
stalks proceeding from one common centre, each termi- 
nated by a flower. This is then called the general, or 
zmimrsal umbel But not unfrequently these thread- 
like pedunclesj instead of bearing at their extremities the 
flowers, are themselves the fulcra, or points of origin of 
other smaller, or partial m?ibels. The flower itself 
distinguished by five small petals usually unequal, and 
two seeds joined at top and separate below. 
