BOTANY. 
g. Sct-taM'tnf.'ap, from /cilamentum, a dainty. This 
clafs confifts df beautiful exotic plants, all natives of very 
warm countries. Some of them furhifh.exgtiifite fruits ; 
but, though the plants rife very high, they are perennial 
only by their roots. Thole which li^ive only one'filament, 
have in all their parts an aromatic odour, and an acrid or 
poignant tafte; qualities, however, poflefted in a much 
greater degree by the roots, which are hot and refinous. 
The genera are, Alpinia ; Amonuim, ginger; Canna, 
Indian flowering-reed; Coflus; Curcuma, turmerick; 
Ksemp’feria; Maranta, Indian arrow-root; Miifa, banana, 
er plantain-tree ; Thalia. 
9. Sfathacei:, lb called becaufe their flowers are 
protruded fr.om a fpatha, or (heath. They are nearly al¬ 
lied in habit and ftruChire to the liliaceous plants, from 
which they are chiefly diftinguiftied by the fpatha out af 
which their flowers are protruded. The genera contained 
in this order are, Allium, garlic, onion, & r c. Amaryllis, 
lily-daffodil ; Bufbocodium, mountain faffron; Colchicum, 
meadow faffron ; Criimtn, afphodel-lily ; Galanfhus,"fnow- 
drop ; Gerhyllis; Haemanthus, blood-flower ; Leucoium, 
greater fnovv-drop ; Narcilfus, daffodil; Pancratium, lea- 
daffodil. 
10. C'O'RoNAR1JE. Thefe plants are herbaceous, peren¬ 
nial, and from one inch to fifteen feet high. The genera 
included in this natural order are, Albuca, bale flar of 
Bethlehem; Cyanella ; Fritillaria, fritillary, or crown-im¬ 
perial ; Helonius ; Hyacinthus, hyacinth ; Hypoxis, bafe 
ftar-flower ; Lilium, lily ; Melant’hiiun, ftar-flower ; Or- 
nithogalum, ftar of Bethlehem; Scilla, fqttill ; Tulipa, 
tulip ; Agave, American aloe ; Aletris, bafe aloe ; Aloe, 
aloe ; Anthericum, fpider-wort ; Afphodelus, afphodel, 
or kingVfpear; Bromelia, ananas, or pine-apple; Burman- 
nia ; Hemerocallis, day lily, or lily afphodel; Pdlyanthes, 
tuberofe; Tillandfia; Veratium, white hellebore; Yucca, 
Adam’s needle. 'With refpedl to the powers of the plants 
of this order, it may be affirmed in general, that fuch as 
have lirt’e tafte or fntell, as the roots of tulip, and ftar of 
Bethlehem, are perfeftly innocent ; whilft: thofe which 
have a heavy naufeous fmell, as fquill, hyacinth, crown 
imperial, and fpider-wort, frequently prove noxious. 
n. Sarmentospe, from /amentum, a long (hoot. This 
order confifts of plants -which have climbing flems and 
brunches, like the vine. Thefe plants are far from being 
a true natural affemblage ; in faff they fcarcely agree in a 
fmgle circumftance, except that expreifed in the title, 
which is-far from being peculiar to this order. The ge- 
rera are thefe, ATftromeeria ; Ariftolochia, binhwort ; 
Afarum, afarabacca ; Afparagus, fparrowgrafs; Centella ; 
Ciffampelos; Convallaria, lily of the valley; -Gytinus, 
hypociftis ; Diofeorea, Indian yam ; Erythronium, dog’s- 
tooth violet; Gloriofa, fuperb lily; Medeola, ’climbing 
African afparagus; Meni(permum, moon-feed; Paris, 
true-love, or one-berry ; Rajania ; Rufcus, butcher’s- 
broom, or knee-holly ; Srnilax, rough bind-weed ; Ta'mus, 
black bryony ; Trillium, three-leaved- niglufhade,-or; herb 
true-love of Canada; Uvularia, 
12. Holeraces, from ‘bolus, pot-herbs. This order 
confifts of plants which are 11 fed for fhe table, and enter 
into the economy of domeftic 'affairs: it contains‘trees, 
(hrubs, perennial and annual'herbs;. The genera contain¬ 
ed in this order are, Anabafis, berry-bearing glafs-wort; 
Anacarditim, acajou, or tafliew-riut; Alraphaxis; -'Bafella, 
Malabar night-fhade ;- -Beta, beet; Blitum, blite, ar ftraw- 
berry Ipinach ;■ Bucida ; Calligonutn ; Callitrielie, ftar- 
lieaded water chickweed; Camphorofma ; Chenopudium, 
goofe-foot, or wild orach ; Coccoloba, fea-fide grape ; Co- 
rffpermum, tickfeed ; Heifteria; Herniaria, rupture-wort; 
Illecebrum, mountain kndt-grafs, whitlow-graft; Laurus, 
bay, cinnamon, camphire, fiflTafras, and benjamin, tree ; 
Mimufops; Petiveria, Guinea-hen weed; Polycnemum ; 
Polygonum, knot-grafs, biftert; -Rheum, rhubarb; Rhi- 
zophora, mangrpve, or candle of the Indians; Rivina; 
Rumex, dock; Salicornia, jointed glafswvort, or falt-woft; 
Sdlfolapglafs-wort; Tinus; Winterania; ‘Atriplex, orach; 
y> 
Axyris ; Begonia; CcratocarpuS; 'Nyfla, the tupelo-tr’ee ; 
Spioacia, fpinach. , 
13. Succu r.ENT.tE, from to), juice. This order cr-n- 
fifts of flat, flefhy,; and juicy, plants, moft of them ever¬ 
green?. They are aflringent, .refrellving, and very -who'le- 
fome. The genera are, Aizoon; -'Caftus, melon-thiftle, 
torch-thiftle, Indian fig; Galenia, Cape jeflamine; Me- 
fenibryanfhemiwi, fig-marigold ; (Neura'da ;. Reaun uifin ; 
Tama fix, tamarilk; Tetragonia ; Cotyledon, navel-wort; 
Craffula, leffer orpine'; Penthorum; Rhodiola, role-root- ; 
Sedum, lelfer lioufe-leck, or (tone-crop ; Sempervi vum, 
hoiife-leek ; Septas; Suriaoa; Tillea, fma'll annual hou fe- 
leck; Chiytonia; Nama ; Portnlaca, purllane; Se levin m ; 
Trianthema, horfe-purllane ; Adoxa, tuberous molehatel, 
or hollow-root ; ChryTofplenium, golden (axi frage ; Hy¬ 
drangea; Mitella, bale American fanicle ; Saxifraga, (axi- 
frage ; Tiarella. 
14. Grijinat.es, from grits, a crane. Thefe confift of 
geranium, vulgarly called crane’s-bill, and a few other ge- 
nera Which Linnaeus confiders as allied to it in their habit 
and external ftruffure.- This order furnWlies both herba¬ 
ceous and woody plants; and the genera included in it are, 
Aldrovanda; Averrhoa ; Drofera, fu'tvdew ; Fagonia; Ge¬ 
ranium, crane’s-bill; Guajacum, lignum vitae, or pock- 
wood Linum, flax ; Oxalis, wood-forrel ; Qjtaflia, (ima* 
rouba-bark ; Tribulus, caltrops ; Zygophyllum, bean- 
caper. 
15. Inundate. The plants of this order are aquatic, 
of low ftature, herbaceous, and moftly perennial. The 
roots are fibrous. The (Fern is generally wanting. In its 
place are an aflemblage of leaves, which wrapping or en¬ 
folding each other mutually form a flieath ; and, fro.m the 
middle of this (heath is produced the footflalk of the flower. 
The leaves are fometimes alternate, fometimes placed in' 
whirls round the ftem. The genera are, Ceratophyllurn, 
horn-wort; Elatine, water-wort; Hippuris, mare’s-tail; 
Myriophyllum, water milfoil; Potamogeton, pondweed ; 
Proferpinaca ; Rtippia, fea or taffel grafs; Zannichellia, 
triple-headed pondweed. 
16. Calyciflorje, from calyx, 'the flower-cupj and 
/os, the flower ; confiding of fuch plants as have the (la¬ 
mina (the flower) inferted into the calyx. All the plants 
of this order are of the (hrnb and tree kind. In thiff or¬ 
der are only four genera, viz. Elteagnus, deader, or wild 
olive; Hippophae, bafe rhamnus, or fea-'buckthorn; ofyris, 
poet’s caftia ; Trophis. The lad genus is only to be found 
in the improved editions of Linnaeus. 
17. Calvcanthem JE,, from calyx, the flower-cup, and 
a 1/0^, the flow'er ; confiding of. plants, which, among 
other characters, liave the corolla and (lamina inferted in 
the calyx. This order furnifties trees, (hrubs, and annual, 
biennial, and perennial, herbs; but the herbaceous an¬ 
nuals are by much the mod numerous. The genera are, 
Epilobiuni, willow-herb, or French willow ; Gaura, yel¬ 
low Virginian lopfe-ftrife ; Ifnarilia; Juffiaea; I.udvigia ; 
Melaftoma, American goofeberry-tree,; Mentzelia ; Oeno¬ 
thera, tree-primrole ; Ammannia ; .Frankenia, fea-heatb ; 
Glaux, fea chickweed, or milk-wort, and black (alt-wort; 
Grillea ; Lythrum, willow-herb,, or purple loofe-ftrife'; 
Ofbeckia, g'oid rofe-feather ; v Peplis, water purllane ; 
Rhexia, lbap-w r ood. 
18. Bicornes, from bis, twice, and cornu, a horn; 
plants whofe anther, ae have the appearance of two horns. 
The plants of this order are all of the fhrub and tree kind. 
The genera contained in thi's natural order are, Bkeria ; 
Azalea, American upright hotreyTuckl.e ; Myrfine, Afri¬ 
can box ; Erica, heath; Vaccinnmi, whorde, or bilberries; 
Andromeda ; Arbutus, ftrav/berry-tree ; (Clethra ; 'Ep'- 
gea, trailing arbutus ; Gauhheria ; Kalmia, dwarf-laurel 
of America ; Ledum, marfli ciftus, or wild rofemary ; 
Pyrola, winter-green; Rhododendrutn, dwarf role-bay; 
Rhodora ; Ro.yena, African bladder-nut ; Garcinia, man- 
goftan; Halefia, fnow'-drop tree; Styrax, ftorax-tree ; Ci¬ 
trus, citron, orange, lemon; Diofpyros, Indian date plum. 
The appearance of the hornetf anthera:, which has given 
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