Write any three merits of bentham and hooker's system of classification of plants.

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Merits of Bentham and Hooker's system of classification are as follows:
1. This type of classification is the first natural system based on actual examination of specimens.
2. It is used as a key for the identification of plants in the different herbarium of the world.
3. Monocots and dicots are placed on the basis of evolution.
4. The description of plants is quite accurate.

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