NATURAL HISTORY. 
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2 3. Gynandria, the {lamina fitting upon 
the pointals. 
1 hofe plants of different figures are thus 
difiinguifhed. 
2 1 . Monoecta : the plants of this clafs 
have male and female flowers upon the fame 
individual. 
22. Dioeda, have male and female flow- 
ers on different individuals. 
23. Polygainia, have hermaphrodite flow- 
ers upon the fame individual. 
ORDERS. 
he orders, or fubdivifions, of the clafl- 
es, are dillinguiflied by the pointals, or fe- 
male parts of the plant or flower, as the 
clafl'es are by the ftamina, or male parts of 
the flower. The number of pointals or ftig- 
mas are counted. 
The chief diftinclions are the number of 
pointals, and nature of feeds, the nature of 
pods, and the number and gender of the flo- 
rets. According to the number of the poin- 
tals, the orders are termed monogynia, digy- 
nia, &c. according to the nature of the 
feeds, gymnofpermia, angiofpermia ; ac- 
cording to the pods, filiculofa, filiquofa ; 
and according to the number and gender of 
the florets, they are termed polygamia aequa- 
lis, polygamia fuperflua, &c. 
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