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XIII. MANY MALES, _Polyandria_. From 20 to 100 Stamens, which do not adhere to the calyx; as is well seen in the first Figure of No. xiii. in the annexed Plate.

In the next two Cla.s.ses, not only the number of stamens are to be observed, but the reciprocal proportions in respect to height.

XIV. TWO POWERS, _Didynamia_. Four Stamens, of which two are lower than the other two; as is seen in the two first Figures of No. xiv.

XV. FOUR POWERS, _Tetradynamia_. Six Stamens; of which four are taller, and the two lower ones opposite to each other; as is seen in the third Figure of the upper row in No. 15.

The five subsequent Cla.s.ses are distinguished not by the number of the males, or stamens, but by their union or adhesion, either by their anthers, or filaments, or to the female or pistil.

XVI. ONE BROTHERHOOD, _Monadelphia_. Many Stamens united by their filaments into one company; as in the second Figure below of No. xvi.

XVII. TWO BROTHERHOODS, _Diadelphia_. Many Stamens united by their filaments into two Companies; as in the uppermost Fig. No. xvii.

XVIII. MANY BROTHERHOODS, _Polyadelphia_. Many Stamens united by their filaments into three or more companies, as in No. xviii.

XIX. CONFEDERATE MALES, _Syngenesia_. Many Stamens united by their anthers; as in first and second Figures, No. xix.

XX. FEMININE MALES, _Gynandria_. Many Stamens attached to the pistil.

The next three Cla.s.ses consist of plants, whose flowers contain but one of the s.e.xes; or if some of them contain both s.e.xes, there are other flowers accompanying them of but one s.e.x.

XXI. ONE HOUSE, _Monoecia_. Male flowers and female flowers separate, but on the same plant.

XXII. TWO HOUSES, _Dioecia_. Male flowers and female flowers separate, on different plants.

XXIII. POLYGAMY, _Polygamia_. Male and female flowers on one or more plants, which have at the same time flowers of both s.e.xes.

The last Cla.s.s contains the plants whose flowers are not discernible.

XXIV. CLANDESTINE MARRIAGE, _Cryptogamia_.

The Orders of the first thirteen Cla.s.ses are founded on the number of Females, or Pistils, and distinguished by the names, ONE FEMALE, _Monogynia_. TWO FEMALES, _Digynia_. THREE FEMALES, _Trigynia_, &c. as is seen in No. i. which represents a plant of one male, one female; and in the first Figure of No. xi. which represents a flower with twelve males, and three females; (for, where the pistils have no apparent styles, the summits, or stigmas, are to be numbered) and in the first Figure of No.

xii. which represents a flower with twenty males and many females; and in the last Figure of the same No. which has twenty males and one female; and in No. xiii. which represents a flower with many males and many females.

The Cla.s.s of TWO POWERS, is divided into two natural Orders; into such as have their seeds naked at the bottom of the calyx, or flower cup; and such as have their seeds covered; as is seen in No. xiv. Fig. 3. and 5.

The Cla.s.s of FOUR POWERS, is divided also into two Orders; in one of these the seeds are inclosed in a silicule, as in _Shepherd's purse_.

No. xiv. Fig. 5. In the other they are inclosed in a silique, as in _Wall-flower_. Fig. 4.

In all the other Cla.s.ses, excepting the Cla.s.ses Confederate Males, and Clandestine Marriage, as the character of each Cla.s.s is distinguished by the situations of the males; the character of the Orders is marked by the numbers of them. In the Cla.s.s ONE BROTHERHOOD, No. xvi. Fig. 3. the Order of ten males is represented. And in the Cla.s.s TWO BROTHERHOODS, No. xvii.

Fig. 2. the Order ten males is represented.

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