r 
jliaving a calyx to each floret ^ which separates the florets 
iTdividually. 
Order VI. Polygamia, monogamia, maijy mav" 
iageSj one marriage^ from /^ovor, monos, one, and 
Wof, gamos, marriage^ is a contradiction of terms, 
'^ut explains to us Linnasus's idea of Polygamia, L e. 
Bany florets, producing a compound flower, and Mono- 
|5AariA therefore means a simple flower, not having a 
ligulate or tubular petal, or clustered together on the 
iiame receptacles, but standing singly, and having the 
!lassical character of the compound florets. Dr. Smith 
las discarded this order altogether, for very good rea- 
lons. *' The order Monogamia," says this most dis- 
inguished botanist, *' I have presumed to abolish, be- 
:ause the union of the anthers is not constant throughout 
,he species of each genus referred to it, witness Lobelia, 
ind Viola ; while, on the contrary, several detached 
ipecies in other classes have united anthers, as Genti- 
an a. These reasons, which show the connection of 
he anthers of a simple flower to be neither important 
n nature, nor constant as an artificial character, are 
lonfirmed by the plants of this whole order being natu- 
al allies of others of the fifth class, and totally discor- 
lant, in every point, from the compound syngenesious 
lower." Introduction to Physiological and Systematical 
Botany^ p. 400 ; — a rich mine of botanical knowledge 1 
' To these remarks may be added, that the heaths, 
CRiCAS, have their anthers united, and have eight sta- 
Inens, each filament bearing two oblong, pointed half 
:apsules, hence called hicornes^ which, uniting with their 
leighbours, form whole capsules, and disperse their 
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