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Of the twenty-first Class, Monoecia 
This class consists of such plants as have hermaphrodite flowers, 
but bear both male and female flowers on the same plant. The 
orders of this class are eleven, viz. 
Ordek I. MONANDRIA, comprehending such plants as have 
their male flowers furnished with one stamen. This order contains 
ten genera, viz. Zanichellia, Triple-headed Pond Weed, Ceratocarpus 
Cynomorium, Elaterium, Ohara, zEgopricon, Artocarpus, Nipa, 
Casuarina, and Phyllachne. 
Order II. DIANDRIA, comprehending such plants as have 
their male flowers furnished with two stamina. This order contains 
tw T o genera, viz. Lemna., Duck Meat, and Anguna. 
Order 111. TltlANDRIA, comprehending such plants as have 
their male flowers furnished with three stamina. This order contains 
twelve genera, viz. Omphalea, Typha, Cat’s Tail, or Reed Mace, 
Sparganium, Burr Reed, Zea, Indian, or Turkey Wheat, Coix, 
lob’s Tears, Tripsacum, Olyra, Carex, Axyris, Tragia, Hemandia, 
Jack in a Box, and Phyllnnthus, Sea-side Laurel. 
Order IV. TETRANDRIA. comprehending such plants as have 
their male flowers furnished wit'll four stamina. This order contains 
nine genera, viz. Centella, Betuda, Birch, Buxus, Box Tree, Urtica, 
Nettle, Morus, Mulberry Tree, Cicca, Serpicula, Littorella, and 
A Order V. PENTANDRIA, comprehending such plants as have 
the male flowers furnished with five stamina. This order contains 
ei-ht genera, viz. Xanthium, Lesser Burdock, Ambrosia, Parthemum, 
Bastard Feverfew, Iva, Jesuits Bark Tree, Leea, Amaranthus, 
Amaranth or Flower Gentle, Neplielium, and Clibadium. 
Order VI. HEXANDRIA, comprehending such plants as have 
their male flowers furnished with six stamina. Of this order there 
are two genera, viz. Zizania, and Pharus. 
Order VII. HEPTAN DRIA, comprehending such plants as have 
their male flowers furnished with seven stamina. Of this order 
there is but one genus, viz. Guettarda. 
Order VIII. FOLYANDRIA, comprehending such plants as 
have their male flowers furnished with many stamina. This order 
contains thirteen genera, viz. Ceratophillum, Myriophillum, Water 
Millfoil, Sagittaria, Arrowhead, Begonia, Theligonum, Dogs 
Cabbage, Poterium, Burnet, Quercus, Oak, Juglans, Walnut, 
FagusT Beech, Carpinus, Hornbeam, Corylus Hazel, or Nut-tree, 
Platanus, Planetree, and Licjuidambat, Siveet Gum. 
Order IX. MONADELPHIA, comprehending such plants as 
have th ir male flowers furnished with one set of united stamina. 
This order contains fifteen geneva, viz. Hura, Sand Box-tree, Finns. 
Pine-tree Cupressus, Cyprus, Thuja, Arbor Vitas Acalypha Dele- 
champia, Plukenetia, Cupania, Croton, Tallow tree, or Bastard 
Licinus, Ricinus, Palma Chnsti, Jatropha, Cassava, Stercnlia, 
Hippomane, Mancliineal, Stillingia, and Gnetum. 
