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Shown here are the 160 illustrations drawn by Elizabeth Twining from her two-volume catalog depicting the natural orders of plants. Read the original introduction and conclusion.

Every genus illustrated and described.
Illustrated and described Described only

Errata

Abies from Coniferaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Aconite from Ranunculaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Ægle from Aurantiaceæ was listed as from Orchidaceæ in the index.
Allamanda from Apocynaceæ was not in the index but in the illustration and description.
Ammannia from Lythraceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Aquilegium from Ranunculaceæ was in the index but not in the description.
Aretia from Primulaceæ was spelled “Aresia” in the index.
Aromodendron from Magnoliaceæ was spelled “Aramodendron” in the index.
Asphodelus from Liliaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Aspidosperma from Apocynaceæ was spelled “Aspidospermum” in the index.
Befaria from Ericaceæ was listed as from Sapotaceæ in the index.
Beloperone from Acanthaceæ was spelled “Beleperone” in the index.
Berchemia from Rhamnaceæ was spelled “Berchæmia” in the index.
Biophytum from Oxalidaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Bocconia from Papaveraceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Boletus from Fungaceæ was listed as from Graminaceæ in the index.
Boronia from Rutaceæ was spelled “Borronia“ in the index.
Brysophylia from Crassulaceæ was in the index but not in the description.
Buddlea from Scrophulariaceæ was spelled “Buddlæa” in the index.
Bulbocodium from colchiaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Butomus from Alismaceæ was not in the index but in the illustration and description.
Calliopsis from Compositaceæ was not in the index but in the illustration and description.
Caltha from Ranunculaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Calycophyllum from Rubiaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Camelina from Cruciaceæ was in the index but not in the description.
Caullinia from Naiadaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Clavija from Myrsinaceæ was spelled “Claviga” in the index.
Clitoria from Leguminosæ was not in the index but in the illustration and description.
Coccinia from Cucurbitaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Coccocypselum from Rubiaceæ was spelled “Coccocypselon” in the index.
Colocasia from Araceæ was listed as from Pandanaceæ in the index.
Conohoria from Umbellaceæ was in the index but not the description.
Cotoneaster from Pomaceæ was listed as from Rosaceæ in the index.
Crotalaria from Leguminosæ was spelled “Crotolaria” in the index.
Cuscuta from Convolvulaceæ was not in the index but in the illustration and description.
Cyathea from Filicaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Cyrtandra from Gesneraceæ was spelled “Cystandra” in the index.
Dahlia from Compositaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Delima from Dilleniaceæ was in the index but not in the description.
Desmochetia from Amarantaceæ was spelled “Desmochætia” in the index.
Dicranum from Bryaceæ was listed as from Marchantiaceæ in the index.
Dielytra from Fumariaceæ was in the index but not in the description.
Drapetes from Thymelaceæ was spelled “Diapetes” in the index.
Duquetia from Anonaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Durvillæa from Fucaceæ was spelled “Dervillæa” in the index.
Echites from Apocynaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Ehretia from Boraginaceæ was not in the index but in the illustration and description.
Ekebergia from Meliaceæ was not in the index but in illustration and description.
Eleocharis from Cyperaceæ was spelled “Elæocharis” in the index.
Ellisia from Hoppocastanaceæ was in the index but not in the description.
Enhalus from Hydrocharidaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Epipactis from Orchiaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Eupatorium from Compositaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Farsetia from Cruciaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Feronia from Aurantiaceæ was listed as from Rutaceæ in the index.
Ficaria from Ranunculaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Fieldia from Bignoniaceæ was only in the index as from Gesneraceæ but was in the description.
Fragaria from Rosaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Fritillaria from Liliaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Funkia from Liliaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Glaux from Primulaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Glossocomia from Campanulaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Glossonema from Apocynaceæ was not in the index but in the illustration and description.
Gonolobus from Apocynaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Gordonia from Camelliaceæ was listed as from Aurantiaceæ in the index.
Helianthus from Compositaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Herculia from Bombaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Heteropterys from Malpighiaceæ was spelled “Heteropteris” in the index.
Hippophae from Elæagnaceæ was spelled “Hippophæ” in the index.
Hovenia from Rhamnaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Hoya from Apocynaceæ was listed as from Convolvulaceæ in the index.
Hura from Euphorbiaceæ was not in the index but in the illustration and description.
Hyacinthus from Liliaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Hydrocotyle from Umbellaceæ was not in the index but in the illustration and description.
Hymenodictyon from Rubiaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Indigo from Leguminosæ was not in the index but in the description.
Lachnanthes from Hæmodoraceæ was spelled “Lacnanthes” in the index.
Lactuca from Compositaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Lambertia from Proteaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Larix from Coniferaceæ was not in the index but in the illustration and description.
Larkspur from Ranunculaceæ was not in the index but in the illustration and description.
Linnæa from Caprifoliaceæ was not in the index but in the illustration and description.
Logania from Strychnaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Lycoperdon from Fungaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Mæsa from Myrsinaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Mammillaria from Cactaceæ was spelled “Mamillaria” in the index.
Marcgravia from Marcgraviaceæ was spelled “Marcgraavia” in the index.
Melanorrhœa from Terebeinthaceæ was spelled “Melanorrhea” in the index.
Myrtus from Myrtaceæ was listed as from Melastomaceæ in the index.
Nandina from Elæagnaceæ was in the index but not in the description.
Nigella from Ranunculaceæ was in the index but not in the description.
Onosmodium from Boraginaceæ was in the index but not in the description.
Parinarium from Amygdalaceæ was in the index but not in the description.
Peony from Ranunculaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Persica from Amygalaceæ was listed as from Melastomaceæ in the index.
Phlox from Polemoniaceæ was not in the index but in the description and illustration.
Portulaca from Portulaceæ was spelled “Portulacca” in the index.
Prunus from Amygdalaceæ was not in the index but in the illustration and description.
Raphanus from Cruciaceæ was not in the index and only abbreviated as “R.” in the description.
Rhus from Terebinthaceæ was listed as from Leguminosæ in the index.
Roella from Campanulaceæ was spelled “Roellia” in the index.
Samyda from Samydaceæ was listed as from Meliaceæ in the index.
Sarmienta from Gesneraceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Schizopetalon from Cruciaceæ was not in the index but in the description and illustration.
Schrebera from Bignoniaceæ was spelled “Schebera” in the index.
Specularia from Campanulaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Sphagnum from Bryaceæ was spelled “Sphragnum” in the index.
Spinacia from Chenopodiaceæ was not in the index but in the illustration and description.
Spirea from Rosaceæ was not in the index but in the description and illustration.
Sticta from Lichenaceæ was spelled “Stricta” in the index.
Sumatrana from Violaceæ was in the index but not in the description.
Ternstrœmia from Camelliaceæ was spelled “Ternstromia” in the index.
Sinapsis from Cruciaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Turræa from Meliaceæ was spelled “Turrea” in the index.
Vahea from Apocynaceæ was in the index but not in the description.
Voyra from Gentianaceæ was not in the index but in the description.
Willughbeia from Apocynaceæ was in the index but not in the description.

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