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XVI. DlADELPHIA. Two Orders, viz 
Pent-octandria, five to eight stamens ; fumaria longdalis. 
Decandria, ten stamens in two sets; Lima bean, lickorice. 
XVII. SYNGENESIA. Five Orders, viz 
Equalis with perfect florets. 
Superflua, disk florets perfect, rays pistillate. 
Frustanea, rays neutral, disk florets perfect. 
Necessaria, disk florets barren, rays fertile. 
Segugata, each floret with a calyx. 
XVIII. GYNANDRIA. Five Orders, viz 
Monandria ; orchis. 
Diandria; ladies’ slipper. 
Pentandria; milkweed. 
Hexandria; Virginia snake-root. 
Decandria, wild ginger. 
XIX. MONCECIA. Six Orders, viz:— 
Monandria ; breadfruit-tree. 
Triandria ; sedge, zea mays (Indian corn). 
Tetrandria ; mulberry-tree. 
Pentandria; amaranthus. 
Polyandria; corylus (hazelnut), arum. 
Monadelphia; cucumber. 
XX. DICECIA. Seven Orders, viz:— 
Diandria; willow. 
Triandria ; fig. 
Tetrandria ; mistletoe. 
Pentandria; hernp. 
Hexandria; honeylocust, and green brier. 
Octandria; poplar. 
Monadelphia; red cedar. 
XXI. CRYPTOGAMIA. Six Orders, viz 
First order contains the ferns. 
Second order; musai or mosses. 
Third order; hepaticae or liverworts. 
Fourth order; algae or seaweed. 
Fifth order; lichens. 
Sixth order; mushrooms. 
