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Till. OCTANDRIA. Four Orders, viz 
Monogynia, one pistil; evening primrose, willow herb. 
Digynia, two pistils; Feverfew. 
Trigynia, three pistils; buckwheat- 
Tetragynia, four pistils; this contains a rare plant called Paris, 
named after Paris of ancient Troy, for its remarkable beauty. 
IX. ENNEANDRIA. Four Orders, viz 
Monogynia, one pistil; cinnamon, spice-bush- 
Digynia, two pistils ; dog mercury. 
Trigynia, three pistils ; rhubarb. 
Hexagynia, six pistils; flowering rush. 
X. DECANDRTA. Five Orders, viz 
Monogynia, one pistil; wild pea, rue, rhododendron. 
Digynia, two pistils; pink. 
Trigynia, three pistils; sponge. 
Tetragynia, four pistils ; 
Pentagynia, five pistils; cockle, sorrel. 
XI. ICOSANDRIA. Three Orders, viz’:— 
Monogynia, one pistil; cactus, pomegranate. 
Di-pentagynia, from two to five pistils; apple, pear. 
Polygynia, thirteen pistils; strawberry, roses. 
XII. POLYANDRIA. Three Orders, viz :— 
Monogynia, one pistil; mandrake, pond lily, poppy. 
Di-pentagynia, two to five pistils; piony, larkspur, columbine. 
Polygynia, the thirteenth order, is divided into two sections, flowers 
with no calyx, and flowers with a calyx. In the first section is the 
virgin’s bower, the anemone. 
XIII. DIDYNAMIA. Two Orders, viz:— 
Gymnospermia, contains plants with four naked seeds, as lavender. 
Angiospermia, plants with their seeds covered. 
XIV. TETRADYNAMIA. Two Orders, viz :— 
Siliculosa contains plants with a short round pod, as peppergrass. 
Siliquosa plants with long and narrow pods, as radish, mustard. 
XV. MONODELPHIA. Five Orders, viz 
Triandria, three stamens united into a tube; tamarind, blue-eyed grass. 
Pentandria, five stamens; passion-flower, stork-bill geranium. 
Heptandria, stamens united; the genus pelargonium. 
Decandria, ten stamens united; cranes’ bill geranium. 
Polyandria thirteen stamens united in a column; hollyhock, silk 
cotton-tree. 
