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the Mallows, with fome Bifolliculares added. The fixth, many of 
the Ringentes Angiofpermae. 
loth, Calice Externo & Interno, Di vel Tripetalac. Only Cir- 
cora and Tradefcantia. 
I ith, Tetrapetals. The Siliquofas would be very 
well here, if they had not been preceded by Paris, Capparis, and 
Ruta ; and followed by Hypecoum, Epilobium, &c. 
1 2th, Polypetalac. The three firft orders contain 
many of the Qninque-loculares, Multifiliquae, Alfmes, and Lychnis’s : 
t ie laft are the Leguminofae. 
13th, Arbores Calice Externo j moftly amentaceous. 
J4th, Interno; mixed. 
1 5th, Externo 6c Interno ; immenfely mixed. 
LiNNAtUS, in 1737, was the next Author who produced a Syflem. 
He has given us one from the Cup improved from Magnol : where 
the fliape, fituation, and fegments of it form the Clafles, and many 
of the orders. But as in treating of the parts of Fruftification all his 
dlhind-ions hav'e been explained, it will be needlefs to run over this 
Syflem at prefent. The Author himfelf allows it to be entirely arti- 
ficial. I muft however oblerve, that Royen, whofe method we 
fhall foon examine, has taken from it three Clafies, viz. Palmce, 
Calycifiora*, and Coronatrices. 
We have now feen methods of ranging Plants taken from the 
Seeds, from the number of Petals or Segments in the Flower, and 
from the Cup. Some of thefe alfo have been combined : and yet 
amongft them all Ray’s only approaches to Nature. The parts of 
Frudtification yet remaining are the Chives and Pointd : thefe Lin- 
NA-us has made ufe of, to form his Sexual Syflem. He allows no 
diflincftion between Trees and Herbs ; his Clalfes are taken from the 
number of Chives ; and his Orders from the Pointal. Had he flopped 
here, his Syflem would have had few admirers; for it is very artificial, 
and fubjedt to uncertainty from the varying of the number of Chives, 
and even of Sex in the fame Genera. It demands alfo great attention; 
and in fmall F'lowers, magnifying Glaffes. Some Clafies are terribly 
torn afundcr, and others Itrangely mixed. But his great and well 
merited Reputation does not proceed from his Syflem : he certainly 
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