THE IMieiSiAKY Il^lP>lkAlF!!lATQ®!Fai 
respecting the Linnean Classes and Orders, the Natural Orders, Duration, Height, 
Colour of the Flower, Time of Flowering, and Price, in Eight Columns, are given 
below. The exemplification will he found at Page S. 
1st and 2nd Columns.— The Linnean Classes and Orders. 3rd.— Natural Orders. 
4th Column. — Hardiness. 
h. \\taAy— plants for the opc7i borders. 
hh. half-hardy— fc'Mf/* ns require a hot-bed. 
t. tender— ;70f plants, require shifting, 
f. frame — require protection till May. 
g. greenhouse — greenhouse plants, 
a. stove or hothouse — stove plants. 
Duration. 
A. annual — last one year. 
B. biennial — last two years, 
P. herbaceous perennial — last three or more. 
S. shrub, or under-shrub. 
PI), perennial bulb or tuber. 
T. tree. 
Application ; liA. Aardf/ amntal ; liB. Imrdi/ kiainial ; hP. Imrd.j herbaceous perennial i hS. hardtj 
shrub: liPlj. hardy 'bulbous perrmmU : hT. hardy tree-, hliA. half -hardy annual : hhB. half- 
hardy biennial, &c. &c. ! tA. tender annual, He . ; fA. frame annual, He . ; gA. greenhouse an- 
, mat. He. ; »A. elore annual : «B. stove biennial ; sP. slave perenniat ; sS. stove shrub ; sPb. 
stove bulbous perennial. 
5th Column. — Colour of the flower. The folloioinij are the principal abbreviations : 
sl. slate. 
spot, spotted. 
stra. straw. 
Btri. striped. 
sul. sulphur, 
V. violet. 
var. variegated. 
w. white, 
y. yelloto. 
yh. yellowish. 
Example ; d. b. dark blue ; b. w. y. blue, white and yellow ; I. r. light red, &c. &c. 
a. ash-grey. 
cr. crimson. 
0 . orange. 
up. npetatous. 
il. dark. 
ptd. painted. 
az. aiture. 
div. diverse. 
p. purple. 
b. blue. 
flsh. fesh. 
pch. peach. 
blk. black. 
gn. green. 
pk. pink. 
bih. blush. 
r. red. 
hr. brown. 
1. light. 
ro. rose. 
bff. buff. 
lem. lemon. 
saf. saffru7i. 
car. cartnine. 
li. lilac. 
s. scai'lci. 
cin. cinnamon. 
mul. mulberry. 
sil. silver. 
Sth Column.— height of the plant infect ; trai. trailer. 
■/th Column.— M sko/ month of flowering: 1, January, 2, February, 3, March, &c.; 
3-5, March to Mag, &c. &c. 
8th Column.— Price per Packet. 6d. Packets may be had of those marked 3d., but 
no smaller packets can be made than those marked iu the Catalogue. 
Time of Sowing. — Hardy Annuals, February till June, and in Autumn: when 
sown early many of the Annuals flower in May. Hardy Biennials and Perennials, 
March till June, and in Autumn. Half-hardy Annuals, &c. in February till May, on a 
sioderatc hot-bed. Many of the Biennials and Perennials marked hh frequently stand 
she winter without protection. The half-hardy Annuals may also he sown on a waim 
holder early in May. The tender Annuals, as Balsams, &c., require a moderate hot- 
bed and re-potting to bring them to perfection. 
The Greenhouse Climbers marked ** may be planted in the borders in May. 
* Dwarf Plants proper for the edgings of beds. ** Ornamental Climbers, 
t Usually flower the first year, if sown early ; sp. species, var. variety. 
The dots | ... | ... | ... | ... | indicate a repetition; jsf./i/uWa, many; ea,from. 
I. The 24 Linnean Classes. (See Flower Seeds, 1st Col. page 5.) 
The Linnean Classes arc founded on the Sexual Organs. 
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a. Stamens {male organs) equal. 
No. 1. Monaii'dria . 1 stamen 
2. Diandria . 2 stamens 
3. Triandria . 3 „ 
4. Tetraiuh'ia . 4 „ 
5. Pentaiidria . 5 „ 
6. Hexandria . 6 „ 
7. Heptandria . 7 „ 
8. Octandria . 8 „ 
9. Enneandria . 9 „ 
10. Decandria . 10 „ 
11. Dodccaiidria 12 to 19 S. in the 
cup 
12. Icosandria20 or more S.on the 
base 
13. Polyandria, many Stamens 
b. Stamens unequal. 
14. Didynamia, 2 long, 2 short 
15. Tetradynamia, 4 „ 2 „ 
c. Stamens united in sets. 
16. Monadelphia, 1 set 
17. Diadel[)hia, 2 sets 
18. Polyadelphia, many sets 
d. Compound Flowers {Asters, Sfc.). 
19. Syngenesia 
e. Stamens on the style. 
20. Gynandria 
f. Mate and female separated. 
21. Monoe'eia, on one plant 
22. Diui'cia, on different plants 
g. Male, female, and hermaphrodite 
flowers, on one or different plants. 
23. Polygamia, many marriages 
h. Flowers wanting, or incomplete. 
24. Cry'ptogamia, hidden marriages 
{Ferns, Mosses, Sfc.). 
