ANALYSIS OP THE PINK. 
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Rose family contains many different species ; as Rosa alba, the white 
rose, Rosa damascena, the damask rose, &c. The specific or indi- 
vidual name in Botany, is placed after the family name, as Rosa 
alba, which is rose white, instead of white rose : this circumstance is 
probably owing to the use of Latin terms ; as in that language the 
adjective is generally placed after the noun, instead of before it, as ' 
in English. 
LECTURE III. 
MET^IOD OF ANALYZING PLANTS. — ANALYSIS OF THE PINK, LILY, ROSE, AND 
POPPY. 
■ When you begin to analyze plants, you will meet with many new 
terms. It will be necessary in these cases, to resort to the vocabu- 
lary of botanical words ;* by the observation of plants, connected 
with definitions, you will soon become familiar with the technical 
terms of Botany. 
We will now proceed to analyze a flower in order to ascertain its 
botanical name. We will commence with the Pink, as you are pro- 
vided with a drawing which you can examine if you have no natural 
flower.f 
Analysis of the Pink. 
The first step, is to 
find the class. We will 
suppose this flower to 
belong to one of the Jirst 
ten classes ; in this case, 
all you have to do is, to 
ascertain the number of 
stamens, as by this cir- 
cumstance, these classes 
are arranged. 
Because there are ten 
stamens, (Fig. 4. a,) the 
Pink is in the 10th class, 
the name of which is, 
Decandria. The second 
step is to find the order. 
In the first 12 classes, 
the orders depend on the number of pistils ; — these you must count '; 
— because you find tico, (Fig. 4. 6,) you know your flower belongs to 
the 2d order ; — the name of which is Digynia. 
^ You must now turn to the " Description of the Genera of plants :":} 
find class 10th. order 2d. The third step is to ascertain the genus of 
your plant ; for this purpose, you must compare it with each genus, 
until you find it described. 
* This is placed In the latter part of this volume. 
t In analyzing a natural flower, it is necessary to separate the parts; fi'-st, ij there 
•8 a calyx, reiriove it carefully, then take off the corolla, or if it is monopeialous, cut it 
open with a knife. A microscope is necessary if the organs are very small. 
t See Table of Contents. 
Fii-st step in the analysis of the Pink— second step— third step. 
