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VIII. 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. 
