The Botanic Garden. Part 2, Containing the Loves of the Plants. A Poem. / With Philosophical Notes.

by Erasmus Darwin

IV. FOUR MALES, Tetrandria. Four Stamens.

V. FIVE MALES, Pentandria. Five Stamens.

VI. SIX MALES, Hexandria. Six Stamens.

VII. SEVEN MALES, Heptandria. Seven Stamens.

VIII. EIGHT MALES, Octandria. Eight Stamens.

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.