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Respecting the Linnacaii Classes ami Orders, the Natural Orders, Duration, Height, 
Colour of the Flower, Time of Flowering, and Price, in Eight Columns, arc given 
below. The exemplification will be found at Page 5. 
1st and 2nd Columns. — The Liunscan Classes and Orders. 3rd. — Natural Orders. 
4th Column . — Hardineu and Duration of each plant. 
h. hardy, hh. half -hardy, t. tender-, F. /I'ome;— G. greenhouae-, — S. 
Stove perennial ; a. annual (last 1 year) ; h. biennial (last 2 years) ; 
p. perennial (last many years). — Application: ha. hardy annual-, 
him. half-hardy annual-, ta. lender annual-, fa. frame annual-, 
i^\. frame or greenhouse ; ghh. and hgh. green or hothouse ; sa. stove 
annual ; hh. hardy biennial ; hhb, haf -hardy biennial, &c. &c. 
5th Column. — Colour: hi. blue; b. & w. ihie and white, &c. ; d. rlori;!. light; 
d. r. dark red; div. diverse, &c. &c. j stri. striped, &c. 
6th Column . — Usual height of the plant in feet; trai. trailer. 
7th Column . — Usual mont h of fowering: G,June; C-9,/«ncto September, &c. &c. 
8th Column . — Price per Packet. Gd. Packets may be had of those marked Gd., &c. 
Time of Sowing. — Hardy Annuals, February till June, and in Autumn. Hardy 
Biennials and Perennials, April till June, and in Autumn. Half-hardy Annuals, &c. 
in March, April, or May, on a moderate hot-bed. Many of the Biennials and 
Perennials marked hh will stand the winter without protection ; they, as well as 
the half-hardy Annuals, with few exceptions, may likewise he sown on a warm 
border early in May. The tender Annuals require more than one hot-hed. 
The Greenhouse Climbers marked * ** may he planted in the borders in May. 
* Dwarf Plants proper for the edgings of beds. ** Ornamental Climbers, 
t Biennials, &o. that usually flower the first year ; sp. species, var. variety. 
The dots j ... | ... [ ... | ... | indicate a repetition j yd. /i/m ei, many i ea, from. 
I. The 24 Linnaan Classes. (Sec Miscel. Flower Seeds, 1st Col.) 
The Linnacan Classes are founded on the Sexual Organs. 
a. Stamens {niale organs') equal. 
No. 1. Monan'dria 
2. Diandria 
3. Triandria 
4. Tetrandria 
5. Pentandria 
6. Hexandria 
7. Heptandria 
8. Octandria 
9. Euncandria 
10. Deeandria 
1 stamen 
2 stamens 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11. Dodecandria 12 to 19 S. In the 
enp 
12. Icosandria 20 or more S. on the 
base 
1 3. Polyandria, -many Stamens 
b. Stamens unequal. 
14. Didynnmia, 2 long, 2 short 
15. Tetradynainia, 4 „ 2 „ 
c. Stamens united in sets. 
No. 16. Monadelphia, 1 set 
17. Diadelphia, 2 sets 
1 8. Polyadclphia, many sets 
d. Compound Ftotoers (r/sters, Sfc.). 
19. Syngencsia 
e. Stamens on the style. 
20. Gynandria 
f. Male and female separated. 
21. Monm'cie, on one plant 
22. Dice'eia, on different plants 
g. Male, female, and het-maphrodite 
flowers, on one or different plants. 
23. Polygamia, many marriages 
h. Floieers wanting, or incomplete. 
24. Cryptogiimia, hidden marriages 
{Ferns, Mosses, &tc.). 
