Principia botanica: or, a concise and easy introduction to the sexual botany of Linnaeus ... / [Anon.] Arranged in columns under each class and order; and digested alphabetically under several generie distinctions. By which means most plants may be thus far ascertained. Together with three indexes ... Also a table of several vegetable drugs not in the indexes.

  • Darwin, Robert Waring, 1766-1848.
Date:
1787
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Credit: Principia botanica: or, a concise and easy introduction to the sexual botany of Linnaeus ... / [Anon.] Arranged in columns under each class and order; and digested alphabetically under several generie distinctions. By which means most plants may be thus far ascertained. Together with three indexes ... Also a table of several vegetable drugs not in the indexes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ICOSANDRIA. no. genera. growth. i no. of species. species in Brit. 2 Eugenia, , s 3 Myrtus, s 4 Philadelphus, s 5 Psidium, t 6 Punica,* * t 7 Malacca. India. 13 Europe. Asia. 2 Verona. Carolina. 3 E. and W. Indies. 2 Spain, See. 7 Amygdalus, 8 Chrysobalanus, 9 Plinia,. . 10 Prunus, 11 Sonneratia, Calyx beneath. t 4 Persia. Jordan. t 1 America. t 3 Surinam. . _ ^ America. Siberia, t 1^ c. . . ^ ^Armemaca. Brit. 6 t 1 New Guinea. Order II. D I G Y N I A. [Two females.') 12 Crataegus, s 16 India. Brit. 3 Order III. TRIGYNIA, [Three females.) 13 Sesuvium, s 1 India. 14 Sorbus, t 3 Europe. Brit. 3 Order IV. PENTAGYNIA. [Five females.) Calyx above. 15 Mesembryanthemum,h 51 Africa, Sec. 16 Mespilus, without; the petals are many, and of a pure white; and the great number of recurved stamina, surrounding the style in the center of the flower, make a grand appearance, to which may be added the fine scent, which perfumes the air to a considerable distance. It flowrers in July. * The balaustines of the shops are the calyx and corolla of the doublG flowering pomegranates (punica).