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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; ttys contains a rare plant called Pari«, 
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. DECANDRIA. Five Oiders, viz:— 
Monogynia, one pistil; wild pea, rue, rhododendron. 
Digynia, tvvo 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. Thiee 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 Omen, 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 peppergra-ss. 
Siliquosa plants with long and narrow pods, as radish, mustard. 
XV. MONODELPIIIA. 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. 
