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respecting the Liimean Classes and Orders, the Natural Orders, Duration, Height, 
Colour of the Flower, Time of Flowering, and I’ricc, in Eight Columits, are given 
below. The exemplification will he found at Page 5. 
1st and 2nd Columns. — The Linncan Classes and Orders. 3rd. — Natural Orders. 
4th Column. — Hardiness. 
li. hardy — plants far the open borders. 
hh. half-hardy — such us require a hot-bed. 
t. tender — pot plants, vJie or more do. 
f. frame — require protection till May, 
g. greenhouse — grei'7ihouse plants. 
8. stove or hothouse — stove plants. 
Duration. 
A. annual — lust one year. 
B. biennial — last two years. 
P. herbaceous perennial — lust three or more. 
S. shrub, or under-shrub. 
Pb. perennial bulb or tuber. 
T. tree. 
Application : hA. hardy annual ; liB. hardy biennial ; hP. hardy herbaceoxis perennial ; hS. hardy 
shrub \ hPb. hardy bulbous perennial \ hT. hardy tree-, hliA. half-hardy annual \ hhU. half- 
hardy biennial, &c. 8tc. } tA. tender annual, &c. ; fA. frame annual, &c. ; gA. greenhouse an- 
nual, &c. 5 sA. stove annual \ sB. stove biennial \ sP. stove perennial \ sS. stove shrub \ sPb. 
stove bulbous perennial. 
5tli Column. — Colour of the flower. The following are the principal : 
si. slate. 
spot, spotted. 
stra. straw. 
stri. &st. striped. 
sul. sulphxtr. 
V. violet. 
var. variegated. 
\v. white, 
y. yellow. 
yh. yellowish. 
Example : d. b. dark blue ; b. w. y. blue, white and yellow ; 1. r. light red, &c. &c. 
a. ash-grey. 
cr. crimson. 
0 . orange. 
ap. apple-blossom. 
(1. dark. 
ptd. painted. 
az. azure. 
(liv. diverse. 
pur. pu. or p. purple. 
1). blue. 
rtsh. flesh. 
pch. peach. 
blk. black. 
gn. or g. green. 
pk. pink. 
blh. blush. 
g3’« 
r. red. 
br. brown. 
1. light. 
ro. rose. 
bff. b^^Jr. 
1cm. lemon. 
aaf. safl'ron. 
car. carmine. 
11. lilac. 
sc. or M. scarlet. 
ciii. cinnamon. 
mul. mulberry. 
sil. silver. 
(ith Column. — Usual height of the plant in feet ; trai. trailer ; el. climber. 
7th Column. — Usual month of flowering : 1, January ; 2, February ; 3, March, &c. ; 
3-0, March to May, &c. &c. 
8th Column. — Price per Packet. 6d. Packets may he had of those marked 3d., but 
no smaller packets can be made than those marked in the Catalogue. 
Time op 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 Annnals, &c. in February till May, on a 
moderate hot-bed. Many of the Biennials and Perennials marked hh frequently stand 
the winter without protection. The half-hardy Annnals may also be sown on a warm 
border early in May. The tender Annuals, as Balsams, &c., require more than one 
hot-bed to bring them to perfection. 
The Greenhouse Climbers maiked ** may be planted in the borders in May. 
* Dwarf Plants proper for the edgings of beds. ** Ornamental Climbers. 
+ Usually flower the first year, if sown early ; sp, species, var. variety. 
Thedots | ... | ... | ... | ... | indicate a repetition j /if. yifun'a, many ; ca?,from. 
I. T/ie 24- Linnean Classes. (See Flower Seeds, 1st Col. page 5.) 
The Linnean Classes are 
a. Stamens {male organs) equal. 
No. 1. Monan'dria . 1 stamen 
' 2. Diandria . 2 stamens 
3. Triandria . 3 „ 
4. Tetrandria . 4 ,, 
5. Pentandria . b „ 
6. Hexandria . fi „ 
7. Heptandria . 7 „ 
8. Octandria . 8 „ 
9. Enneandria . 9 „ 
10. Decandria . 10 ,, 
11. Dodecandria 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 tong, 2 short 
15. Tetradynamia, 4 „ 2 „ 
founded on the Sexual Organs. 
c. Stamens united in sets. 
16. Monadclphia, 1 set 
17. Diadciphia, 2 sets 
18. Polyadelphia, many sets 
d. Compound Flowers {Asters, S;c.). 
19. Syngencsia 
e. Stamens on the style. 
20. Gynandria 
f. Male and female separated. 
2 1 . Monce'eia, on one plant 
22. Dim'cia, on different plants 
g. Male, female, and hermaphrodite 
flowers, on one or different plants. 
23. I’olygamia, many marriages 
h. Flowers wanting, or incomplete. 
24. Cryptogamia, hidden marriages 
{Ferns, Mosses, ij'c.). 
