Loudon's encyclopædia of plants : comprising the specific character, description, culture, history, application in the arts, and every other desirable particular respecting all the plants indigenous to, cultivated in, or introduced to Britain / [J.C. Loudon].

  • Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843.
Date:
1855
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Credit: Loudon's encyclopædia of plants : comprising the specific character, description, culture, history, application in the arts, and every other desirable particular respecting all the plants indigenous to, cultivated in, or introduced to Britain / [J.C. Loudon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [2] LINNEAN ARRANGEMENT. First Grand Division. — Plants with conspicuous Flowers (Pkanerogamia). fin the same flower, f Male and female organs distinct, ■tamens not united either above or below, ^Generally of equal length, r Two, Six, Eight, Nine, Twelve, \ Many, frequently -j twenty, attached ( to the calyx, - I Many, generally up-J wards of twenty, ( not attached to the( . calyx, - -J Of unequal length, ■Two long, and two J short, - -] Monandria (monos, one, fl/iff.aman). Example, £11 turn capitatum. 1 , Diandria (Jw, twice, finer, | a man). Verdnica Cha- majMrys. S Triandria (tris, thrice, aner, man). Pua ann. 30 . Tetrandia (tetra, four, cner, a man). Cdrnus sanguinea. 76 Pentandria (pente, rive, aner, a man). Lysima- chia ephemerum. 108 Hexandria (hex, six, aner, a man). Sclila bifblia. 236 dria (hepta, seven, a man). ^E'sculus lUppouastanum. 296 8. Oct^ndria (okto, eight, aner, a man). Fuchsia coccmea. 300 9. Enneindria (ennea, nine, oner, a man), fiheum Rhapt5nticum. 332 10. Decandria (deka, ten, aner, a man). Saxffraga umbrosa. 338 11. Dodecandria (dodeka, twelve, aner, a man). Sempervivum tectO- rum. 392. 12- Icoiahdria {eikosi, twenty, aner, a man). Crataegus Oxyacantha. 408 13. Polyindria (polys, many, aner, a man). Clematis erecta. 456 i ( 7. HepUm I lUppi { 14. Didynamia (dis, twice, dyo, two, nema, a fila- ment). Teucrium luci- dum. 490 15. Tetradynamia (ferra, four, dyo, two, nema, a fila- ment). Jtaphanus sati- vum. 536 Stamens united, by the filaments, •into one body, into two bodies, .into many bodies ■r r Monadelphia (monos, one, adelpkos, brother). .Malva fragrans. 560 Diadelphia {dis, twice, adelpkos, a brother ). Ononis arvensis. 598 Polyadelphia (po/y*,many, adelpkos, brother). Hy- pericum quadran. 650 by the anthers or topsj 19, Syngenftsia together, :„.„ „ „„i:_j„_ genesis, origin). Cich6- rium Z'ntybus. Male organs {stamens) at-) 20. Gynandria (gyne, a wo- tachedto,and standing upon > man, aner, a man), the female {pistil), - - j O'phrys apffera. 748 In different flowers, rf 21. MonoeVia (morion, one, on the same plant, - - < oikos, house). Cucurbita / Pepo. 768 (dis, twice, oikos, house). Cannabis sa- tWa. 816 on different plants, f 22. D: 1 on the same or different plants J '23- PoIJf&mia Wv«. many, along with hermaphrodite'- marriage). Gle- . flowers, - ? | 2. Monogynia {monos, one, gyne, a woman), Digynia {dis, twice, gyne, a woman). Monogynia, Digynia, Trigynia {tri a woman). 3. Monogynia, Digynia, Trigynia. , thrice, gyne. 6. Monog\!nia, Digynia, Trigynia, Tetragynia, Pen- tagvnia (penie, five, gyne, a woman), Polygynia (polys, many, gyne, a woman). 4. Monogynia, Digynia, Trigynia, Polygynia. 4. Monogynia, Digynia, Tetragynia, Heptagynia [hepta, seven, gyne, a woman). 4. Monogynia, Digynia, Trigynia, Tetragynia. 3. Monogynii, Trigynia, Hexagynia (hex, six, gyne, a woman). 5. Monogynia, Digynia, Trigynia, Pentagynia, Deca- gyma (deka, ten, gyne, a woman). Monogynia, Digynia, Trigynia, Tetragynia, Pen- tagynia, Dodecagynia (dudeka, twelve, gyne, woman). Monogynia, Di-penragynia (dyo, two, penie, five, gyne, a woman), Polygynia. 5. Monogynia, Digynia, Trigynia, Pentagynia, Poly- gyma. 2. Gymnospe'rmia (gymnos, naked, sperma, seed), Angiospe'rmia (aggeion, a vessel, sperma, seed). 2. Siliculosa (silicnUt, a silicle), Siliqu&sa (sil'uju, silique). 7. Triandria, Pentindria, Heptandria, Octahdria, Decandria, Dodecandria, Polyahdria. 4. Pentandria, Hexahdria, Octandria, Decandria. 4. Decandria, Dodecandria, Icosandria, Polyandria. 5. Polygamia aequalis (equal), Polygamia supdrflua (superfluous), Polygamia frustranea (frustra, in vain), Polygamia necessaria (necessary), Poly- gamia segregata (separated). triacanthos. 3. Monahdria, Diandria, Hexandria. 9 8. Monandria, Diandria, Triandria, Tetrahdria, Pen- * tandria, Hexandria, Polyandria, MonadtJlphia. 14. Monandria, Diandria, Triandria, Tetrandria, Pen- tandria, Hexandria, Octandria, Enneandria, De- ll cindria, Dodecandria, Icosandria, Polvdndria, Monad^lphia, Gynandria. % 2. Monce^cia, DiceVia. Second Grand Division. — Plants with inconspicuous Flowers {Cryptogamta). Reproductive organs scarcely visible, so that they have not been dis- tinctly described, 24. Cryptogam! a (krypios, con- cealed, gamos, mar- «sK, ^ZZT riage), 874 nos, seed, pteris, fem), Stachy /*, a spike, pteris, fern), Porop- pore, pteris, fern), Filices (fdix, brides (hydur, water, pteris, fern), SchismatopteYides {schisma, a cleft, pteris, fern), JMiisci (muscus, moss), Hepatiea? (Iiepar, a liver), A'lg& (alga, sea weed), Lichens (Greek name), Fungi (fungus, a mushroom). 11. Gonopte'rides (, opterides (stac terides (pnros, . fem), H>di-o}'iri-nles (hydor, water, pti