138 PRINCIPLES OF BOTANY, ETC. 

Arbores. 
22. Incomplete. Julifere. 
23. Carnoseze. Umbilicate. 
24., — Non Umbilicate. 
25. Non carnosee. Fructu sicco. 
This system is to be preferred to those already 
mentioned ; only the separation of trees and plants — 
is reprehensible. But to make it useful in the pre- 
sent times, it would need great amendment. The 
above enumeration of the classes renders any fur- 
ther explanation unnecessary. 
UES), 
CHRISTOPHER KnaurT has also chosen the fruit 
as the foundation of his system, but with this dif- 
ference, that he has taken into account the number 
of the petals and the regularity of the flower. His 
system has a great resemblance to the first of Ray. 
§ 130. 
BorRHAAVE has constructed his system partly 
from that of Hermann, Tournefort and Ray. He 
too has separated trees and plants. The number 
of the capsules, of the petals, and of the cotyledons 
is made use of. | 
§ 131. 
Ray conjoins fruit, flower, and external appear. 
ance, like his predecessors. As his system has 
something peculiar, I shall here detail it. 
1. Herbe, 
