The vegetable SYSTEM. 
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the Clafs are to be fought in the entire Flower. There is an efTen- 
tial part of it remaining from which we may take them ; this is the 
general or common Cup, which includes the whole allemblage of 
Florets and Rays. 
That we may be diftindlly underftood in this, a common Cup is 
reprefented at Plate 14. Fig. 7. The fame Cup is alfo reprefented 
at Fig. 8. cut open to fliew the manner wherein the receptacle of 
Flowers is contained in it : and the receptacle feparated at Fig. 9. 
The common or general Cup in the Plants of this Clafs is either 
entire, or qompofed of feveral Leaves, Scales or Segments; and thefe, 
according to their number or various arrangement, in a fingle feries 
or in feveral ranges, or with a peculiar circle at the Bafe, will give 
the characters of five natural orders in this Clafs ; for in all thefe in- 
flances, where one Plant of the kind has the Cup of a peculiar fhape 
or flrudlure, all of the fame genus have it with the fame charadler. 
Thus we have a regular fubdivifion of the great Clafs of tubulated 
Florets with Rays, and with united Chives, into no lefs than five re- 
gular fubdivifions, each marked and afeertained by a diftindiive cha- 
radter. Thefe conflitute the five orders. The down upon the Seeds 
of thefe Plants might furniih alfo fome other charadters of dillindtion* 
hut the former are fufiicient ; and we comprife all charadters within 
the compafs of the Flower. 
The five Orders of the firfi: Clafs are thefe. 
ORDER I. 
Plants with afiembled tubulated and radiated Florets and united 
Chives, whofe general Cup is entire; that is, of one piece, only 
cut into flight Segments at the Rim. See Plate 14. Fig. 10. 
ORDER II. 
Plants with aflembled tubulated and radiated Florets and united 
Chives, whofe general Cup is Simple ; that is, formed of a fingle 
feries or row of Leaves, Scales, or Segments. See PI. 14. Fig. ii. 
ORDER III. 
Whofe general Cup is double ; or compofed of two difiindl: rows 
of Scales. PI. 14. Fig. 12. 
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