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NATURAL HISTORY. 
Seriphium, Corymbium, Jasione, Sheep Scalions, Lobelia, Cardinal 
Flower, Viola, Violet, and Impatiens, Balsam, or Female Bal- 
samine. 
Of the twentieth Class , Gynandria. 
This class consists of such plants as have the stamina growing 
either upon the style itself, or upon a receptable that stretches out 
into the form of a style, and supports both the stamina and the 
pistillum. The orders are nine, viz. 
Order I. DIANDR1A, comprehending such plants as have two 
stamina. The flowers of this order have a most singular structure, 
answering to the following description. 
Characters of the Order Diandria, of the Class 
Gynandria. 
The germen is always contort ; the petals are five ; the style 
grows to the inner margin of the nectarium. The filaments are 
always two, supporting as many antherae . The fruit is a capsule. 
Order I. DIANDRIA, comprehending such plants as have two 
stamina, this order contains eleven genera, viz. Orchis, Satyrium, 
Lizard Flower, Ophrys, Twyblade, Serapias, Helleborine, Limodo- 
rum, Arethusa, Cypripedium, Ladies Slipper, Epidendrum, Vanilla 
or Vanelloe, Gunnera, Forstera, and Disa. 
Order II. TRIANDRIA, comprehending such plants as have 
three stamina. This order contains four genera, viz. Sisyrinchium, 
Bermudiana, Ferraria, Stilago, and Salacia. 
Order III. TETRANDIIIA, comprehending such plants as 
have four stamina. Of this order there is but one genus, viz. 
Nepenthes. 
Order IV. PENTANDRIA, comprehending such plants as have 
five stamina. This order contains three genera, viz. Passiflora, 
Passion Flower, Gluta, and Ayenia. 
Order V. HEXANDRIA, comprehending such plants as have 
six stamina. This order contains two genera, viz. Aristolochia, 
Birthwort, and Pistia. 
Order VI. OCTANDRIA, comprehending such plants as have 
eight stamina. Of this order there is only one genus, viz. Scopolia. 
Order VII. DECANDRIA, comprehending such plants as have 
ten stamina. Of this order there are but two genera, viz. Helicteres, 
Skrew tree, and Kleinhovia. 
Order VIII. DODECANDRIA, comprehending such plants as 
have twelve stamina. This order contains but one genus, viz. 
Cytinus. 
Order IX. POLYANDRIA, comprehending such plants as 
have many stamina, 'this order contains eight genera, viz. Grewia, 
Xylopia, Arum, Wake Robin, or Cuckoo Pint, Dracontium, Dragons, 
Colla, African Arum, Pothos, Ambrosinia, and Zostera, Grass 
Wrack. 
