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CLASS I. ONE MALE, Monandria; includes the plants which possess but One Stamen in each flower. II. TWO MALES, Diandria. Two Stamens. III. THREE MALES, Triandria. Three Stamens. 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.
THE OSIER. These are cultivated in watery places for making baskets, which are become a profitable article, and are the shoots of one season's growth cut every winter. The species best adapted to this purpose, besides the common osier, are The Salix vitellina. Golden Willow. The Salix monandria. Monandrous Willow. The Salix triandria. Triandrous Willow. The Salix mollissima. Silky-leaved Willow.
Not only the bark of this species of Salix, but that of several others, possess similar qualities, particularly of the Salix alba pentandria, and capraea, all of which are recommended in foreign Pharmacopoeias. But, in our opinion, the bark of the Salix triandria is more effectual than that of any other of this genus; at least, its sensible qualities give it a decided preference.
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