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and petals are found to be ranged alternately 
in the complete flowers; that is, fuch as 
have both Calyx and Corol of the fourth and 
fifth claries of Linneus's lyftem ; hence this 
is concluded to be their moft natural fitu- 
ation, while the ftamens are placed oppofite 
to the diviiions of the Calyx. Linneus feems 
to coniider this as a conftant mark ; yet he 
terms the fmgle cover of many plants of the 
ilxth clafs a Corol, in contradiction to this 
rule. There is only one cover prefent in the 
crown-imperial, the ftamens and petals are 
placed alternate ; it is therefore a CoroL 
Although a elofe obfervance of this rule would 
lead to error in the examination of many of 
the beautiful flowers of the fixth clafs, it will 
be expedient for the pupil in botany to follow 
Linneus in the term he has given to the only 
cover that will be found, and call it the Co- 
rol, leaving thefe fmall defeSts of his fyftem 
to be corrected by thofe who, from being ac- 
quainted with it's fuperior merit, are more 
deflrous to contribute their efforts to render 
it perfect, than to expofe and cavil at the few 
errors which may be difcovered in a work of 
fuch fuperior genius and extenfive utility. 
The crown-imperial has all it's parts except 
the 
