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 440 of some fine plants allied to the Mallows, as Pterospermum, t. 620, Pentapetes, &c.

8. Polyandria, a very numerous and magnificent Order, comprises, among other things, the true Columniferæ or Malvaceæ, as Malva, ''Engl. Bot. t. 671, 754, Althæa, t. 147, Hibiscus, Spicil. Bot. t. 8, Gossypium the Cotton-tree, Alcea'' the Hollyhock, &c. Stately and beautiful plants of this Order, though not Malvaceæ, are Carolinea, whose angular seeds are sold in our shops by the name of Brasil nuts; Gustavia, named after the late King of Sweden, a great patron of botany and of Linnæus; Camellia, ''Curt. Mag. t. 42, whose splendid varieties have of late become favourites with collectors; Stuartia, Exot. Bot. t. 110; and Barringtonia, the original Commersonia, Sonnerat Voy. à la Nouv. Guinée, t.'' 8, 9.

17. Diadelphia. Stamens united by their filaments into 2 parcels, both sometimes cohering at the base. Orders 4, distinguished by the number of their