The Botanic Garden. Part II. - Containing the Loves of the Plants. a Poem. - With Philosophical Notes. by Erasmus Darwin
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IX. NINE MALES, _Enneandria_. Nine Stamens. X. TEN MALES, _Decandria_. Ten Stamens. XI. TWELVE MALES, _Dodecandria_. Twelve Stamens. The next two Classes are distinguished not only by the number of equal and disunited males, as in the above eleven Classes, but require an additional circumstance to be attended to, _viz._ whether the males or stamens be situated on the calyx, or not. XII. TWENTY MALES, _Icosandria_. Twenty Stamens inserted on the calyx or flower-cup; as is well seen in the last Figure of No. xii. in the annexed Plate. 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 Classes, 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 |
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