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NATURAL HISTORY. 439 
The chief diftin€tions are the number of pointals, 
and nature of feeds, the nature of pods, and the num- 
ber and gender of the florets. According to the 
number of the pointals, the orders are termed mon- 
ogynia, digynia, &c. according to the nature of the 
feeds, ec ca: angio{permia ; according to the 
pods, filiculofa, filiquofa ; and according to the num- 
er and gender of the florets, they are termed polyg- 
- amia zqualis, polygamia fmperflua, &c. 
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