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male monoclinians, when the female is ineffectual; and female 
monoclinians, when the male is ineffectual. Neuter flowers 
are such as have neither stamina nor pistilla perfect; see the 
class syngenesia. The plants themselves also take a denomi¬ 
nation from the sex of their flowers; as male plants are such as 
bear male flowers only; female plants are such as bear female 
flowers only; monoclinian plants are such as bear monoclinian 
flowers only. Androgynus (male and female) plants are such 
as bear both male and female flowers, distinct, upon the same 
root, as in the class monoecia. Polygamous plants are such ✓ 
as bear monoclinian dowers,*and male or female flowers, or 
both distinct, on the same or on different roots: if on-the 
same root, the dowel’s are either male monoclinians and fe¬ 
male monoclinians ; or monoclinians and male ; or mono¬ 
clinians and female, distinct: if on different roots, the flowers 
are either monoclinians and male; monoclinians and female; 
monoclinians and both male and female ; or are androgynus 
and male ; and sometimes androgynus and male and female 
on three distinct plants.—See the class polygamia.— See also 
the class syngenesia, where polygamy gives rise to the orders 
of the compound flowers. 
