24 BOTANY FOR BEGINNERS [Ch. IV 
. 75. The apple blossom appears like a little wild rose, it be 
' longs to the same class and order as the rose, but is of a differ- 
ent genus. 
76. If you examine a poppy, you will find numerous sta- 
mens growimg upon the receptacle or top of the flower stem, 
this is therefore of the 12th class. It has but one pistil, and is 
therefore in the 1st order. 
77. Having made you acquainted with some of the princi- 
ples in Systematic Botany, and taught you how to proceed in 
the Analysis of flowers, I shall now give you to learn the Latin 
and Greek numerals, which, added to certain other words, 
tompose the names of the Classes and Orders. 
It is not in Botany alone that a knowledge of these numerals 
will be useful to you; many of our most common words are 
compounded with them; for example, unzform is from unus, 
one, and forma, form,—octagon, is from octo, eight, and gonia, 
angle, &c. 
© NUMERALS. 
78. Latin. Numbers. Greek. 
Unus, 1 Monos, single. 
Bis, 2. Dis, twice. 
Tres, 3. Treis. 
Quatuor, 4. Tettares. 
Quingue, 5 Pente. 
Sex, 6 Hex. 
Septem, 7. Hepta. 
Octo, 8. Okto. 
Novem, 9 Ennea. 
Decem, 10 Deka 
Undecem, 11 Endeka. 
Duodecem, 12. Dodeka. 
Tredecem, 13. Dekatreis. 
Quatuordecem, 14 Dekatettares. 
Quindecem, 15 Dekapente. 
Sexdecem, 16 Dekaex. 
Septemdecem, 17 Dekaepta. 
Octodecem, 18 Dekaokto. 
Novemdecem, a2, Dekaennea. 
Viginti, 20. Hikosi. 
Multus, Many. Polus. 
75. What is said of the apple blossom ? 
16. Why is the poppy in the 12th class, Ist order? 
77. Is itin Botany alone that a knowledge of Greek and Lati 
} merals is useful ? 
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