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Kespecting 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 be found at Page 5. 
1st and 2nd Columns. — The Linnean Classes and Orders. 3rd. — Natural Orders. 
4th Column. — Hardiness and Duration of each plant. 
h. hardij ; hh. half-hardy ; t. tender ; F. frame ; — G. greenhouse ; — S. 
Stove perennial j a. annual (last I year) ; b. biennial (last 2 years) ; p. 
perennial (last many years). — Application: ha. hardy annual-, hha. 
half-hardy annual ; ta. tender annual ; fa. frame annual ; fgh. frame or 
greenhouse j ghh. and hgh. green or hothouse ; sa. stove annual ; hb. hardy 
biennial j hhb. half-hardy biennial, &c. &c. 
5 th Column. — Colour-, hi. blue-, b. & w. blue a.wi\. white, &c. ; d. dark-, 1. light-, 
d. r. dark red ; div. diverse, &c. &o. ; stri. striped, &c. 
6th Column. — Usual height of the plant in feet ; trai. trailer-, cl. climber. 
7th Column. — Usual month of flowering -. 6, June ; 6-9, June to September, &c. &c. 
8th Column. — Price per Packet. 6d. Packets may be had of those marked Sd., &c. 
Time of Sowing. — Hardy Annuals, Feliruary till June, and in Autumn ; when 
sown early many of the Annuals flower in May and June. Hardy Biennials aud 
Perennials, March till June, and in Autumn. Half-hardy Annuals, &c. in March, April, 
or May, on a moderate hot-bed. Many of the Biennials aud Perennials marked hh 
will stand the winter without protection j they, as well as the half-hardy Annuals, 
with few exceptions, may likewise be sown on a warm border early in May. The 
tender Annuals require more than one hot-bed. 
The Greenhouse Climbers marked ** may be planted iu 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. 
Thedots | ... | ... | ... | ... | indicate a repetition ;yi/. yiinres, many; ea’,from. 
I. The Linnean Classes. (See Flower Seeds, 1st Col. page 5.) 
The Linnean Classes are founded on the Sexual Organs. 
a. Stamens (male organs) egtial. 
No. 1. Monan'dria . 1 stamen 
2. Diaudria . 2 stamens 
3. Triandria . 3 
4. Tetramh'ia . 4 
5. Pentandria . 5 
6. Hexandria . 6 
7. Heptandria . 7 
8. Octandria . 8 
9. Enneaudria . 9 
10. Decandria . 10 
11. Dodec'andria 12 to 19 S. in the 
cup 
12. Icosandria 20 or more S. on the 
base 
13. Polyandria, many Stamens 
b. Stamens unequal. 
14. Didynamia, 2 long, 2 shm-t 
15. Tetradyniimia, 4 „ 2 „ 
c. Stamens united in sets. 
16. Monadelphia, 1 set 
17. Diadclphia, 2 sets 
18. Polyadelphia, many sets 
d. Compound Flowers (Asters, S(c.). 
19. Syngenesia 
e. Stamens on the style. 
20. Gynandria 
f. Male and female separated. 
I 21. Monce'eia, ora one julanf 
I 22. 'Oiaiciu, on different plants 
i g. Male, female, and hermaphrodite 
flowers, on one or different plants. 
23. Polygamia, many marriages 
h. Flowers wanting, or incomplete. 
24. Cryptogamia, hidden marriages 
(Ferns, Mosses, Sfc.). 
