xii CLASSICAL abbreviations. 
Mo. Di. Tri. Tctr. Pen. Hex. and Poly, 
serve also in the orders to express Monogynia, 
Digynia, Trigynia, Tetragynia, Pentagynia, 
Hexagynia and Polygynia. 
However contrary to the author's 
wishes, it became necessary, in order to give 
the volume a more portable appearance, thus 
to abbreviate, and he is^ convinced that the 
scientific Botanist, wanting no such key to 
the explanation of the Botanical terms, will 
rather applaud than condemn it. 
FLORA 
