MONOECIADIANDRIATETRANDRIA. 227 
D I A N D R I A comprehends fuch as have two Jlamina* 
L E M N A. Duck’s Meat. 
The Clip of the hermaphrodite flower is monophyl- 
lous, roundifh, opens in the fide, and obliquely dilated, 
obtiife, patent, deprefled, large and entire. There are 
two fubulated, crooked filaments the length of the cup, 
with didymous, globofe, antherae. The germen is oval, 
the flyle fhort, and the fligma obfolete. The feminine 
flower is on the fame plant with the inafculine, and the 
cup the fame. Tlie germen is oval, the flyle fliort and 
permanent, and the fligma Ample. The capfule is glo- 
bofe and unilocular, containing a few oblong, acute 
feeds, almoft the length of the capfule and flriated. 
Trifulca, Ivy leaved Duck's Meat with lanceolated 
leaves. In ditches and ftanding waters. Per. May ^ June. 
Minor. Phe leaji Duck's Meat with felTiie, plainifli 
leaves, and thofe towards the root Angle. Per. Jane. 
Polyrhiza. Greater Duck's Meat v/ith fefTile leaves, 
and thofe towards the root thick fet. In ditches. An, 
June., July. 
I^E’PRANDRIA comprehends fuch as have four ftamina, 
U R T I C A. Nettle. 
The cup of the mafculine flower is tetraphyllous, and 
the leaves are roundifli, concave and obtufe. The 
flower hath no petals. The nedlarium is in the center 
of the flower, fhaped like a pitcher, entire, narrow at the 
bottom and very fmall. There are four fubulated fila- 
ments the length of the cup, and the antherae are bilo- 
cular, The feminine flowers are either on the fame or 
different plants. The cup hath two valves, oval, concave, 
eredt, and permanent. The germen is oval, the fligma 
is villofe. The cup which is connivenc contains one 
oval, obtufely compreffed, fhining feed. 
Pilulifera. 
