Arbustrum Americanum : the American grove, or, an alphabetical catalogue of forest trees and shrubs, natives of the American United States, arranged according to the Linnaean system : containing, the particular distinguishing characters of each genus, with plain, simple and familiar descriptions of the manner of growth, appearance, &c. of their several species and varieties ; also, some hints of their uses in medicine, dyes, and domestic oeconomy / compiled from actual knowledge and observation, and the assistance of botanical authors, by Humphry Marshall.
- Humphry Marshall
- Date:
- MDCCLXXXV [1785]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Arbustrum Americanum : the American grove, or, an alphabetical catalogue of forest trees and shrubs, natives of the American United States, arranged according to the Linnaean system : containing, the particular distinguishing characters of each genus, with plain, simple and familiar descriptions of the manner of growth, appearance, &c. of their several species and varieties ; also, some hints of their uses in medicine, dyes, and domestic oeconomy / compiled from actual knowledge and observation, and the assistance of botanical authors, by Humphry Marshall. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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No text description is available for this image![Number Their Names and Number Their Names chiefly expref- <i, of the CharaBers. of Orders five of the Number of § . Ctaffes. in each. Male Parts or Stamina. ? }. GYNANDRIA. The Stamina or male parts attached to, and grow- ing upon the female or PMillum. *7 21. MONOECIA. Male and female flowers i in diftinct cups on the I fame plant. 22. DIOECIA. Male and female flowers | on different plants of( the fame Species. 23. POLYGAMIA. Male, female and her- maphrodite flowers di- itinct in the fame Spe- cies, and fometimes on the fame plant. 24. CRYPTOGAMIA. ] The fructification either i wholly efcapes our no- r tice, or the flowers are I hid within the fruit. J Diandria, Triandria, Tetrandria, Pentandna, Hexandria, 6. Decandria, j. Polyandria, Monandria, Diandria, Triandria, Tetrandria, Pentandria, 14 6. Hexandria, 4 ■ 3 4 - 5 6 10 many 1 - 2 3 4 - 5 6 - 7 many Heptandria, - 8. Polyandria, 9. Monadelphia, Filaments united. 10. Syngenefia,Anthcrae united. 11. Gynandria, Stamina grow- ing out of the piftillum. 1. Monandria. - 1 2. Diandria, - - 1 3. Triandria, - 3 4. Tetrandria, - 4 5. Pentandria, - -5 6. Hexandria, - 6 7. Oftandria, 7 8. Enneandria, - .8 9. Decandria, - - 10 10. Dodecandria, - 12 11. Polyandria, - many 12. Monadelphia, Filaments united. 13. Diadelphia,Antherae united. 14. Syngenefia, Stamina grow- ing out of the piftillum. 1. Monoecia, one houfe, or male and female flowers on the fame plant. 2. Dioecia, two houfes, or male and female flowers on fe- parate plants. 3. Trioecia, three houfes, or male, female and herma- phrodite, growing on three diftinft plants of the fame Genus. 1. Filices. Ferns. 2. Mufci. Monies. 3. Alga;. Fucus, or Sea-weed. 4. Fungi, Mulhroons.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21139210_0017.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)