MONCECIA. 
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N° of 
Species in 
ft 0 > Gerifera. 
Growth. 
Species. Native of 
Britain. 
18 Hernandia 
s 
2 India 
29 Omphalia 
s 
2 Jamaica 
20 Phyllanthus^ 
s & h 
7 Jamaica, India 
21 Sparganium 
h 
2 Europe 
Brit. 2 
22 Tragia 
s & h 
6 India, Virginia 
23 Typha 
h 
2 Europe , 
Brit. 2 
Qluma . 
24 Coixf 
h 
1 India 
25 Olyra 
h 
1 Jamaica 
26 ScleriaJ 
h 
1 
27 Tripsacum 
h 
2 America 
28 Zea§ 
h 
1 America 
Amentum. 
29 Carex jj 
h 
45 India, Lapland 
Brit. 38 
ORDER IV. TETRANDRIA. 
(four 
MALES.) 
SO Aucuba 
s 
1 Japan 
, 
31 Betula 
t 
7 Virginia 
Brit. 3 
32 Boehmeria 
h 
1 
33 Buxus^[ 
s 
1 Europe 
Brit. 1 
34 Cicca 
t 
1 India 
35 Empleurum 
s 
1 Cape 
* See note to Xylophylla . 
f Coicc lacrima (Job’s tears) is frequently cultivated in Spain and Portugal, and 
the seeds ground for a coarse sort of bread, 
J Scleria hath either one or three stamina. 
§ Zea mays (Indian corn) hath several varieties. 
|| The Laplanders make great use of the carex vesicaria (bladder carex) to stuff 
in their shoes in winter to keep out cold, and in summer to keep their feet from 
sweating ; they also stuff their gloves with it to preserve the hands. 
If Buxus sempervirens (box tree) is said by some to have the same virtues as the 
guajaci$m officinale . 
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