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to analyse it in detail, and proceed to state our observations, remarks, and corrections, in the order of matter, as we have done in our review of the Flora of Pursh. In doing so, we are to lament that we must curtail them exceedingly else we should surpass our usual limits; and we shall be compelled to confine ourselves as much as possible to the genera, rather than the species, under investiga

tion.

11. Schollera of Schreber, and Helerandra of Beauvais, are again united with Leptanthus, which is incorrect.

12. Calamagrostis, an abominable name, composed of two others, Calamus and Agrostis, is adopted! but Ammyrsine, which is exactly in the same predicament, is not. It has been changed inte Amagris, by Rafinesque, in the Prineiples of Somiology.

13. Aulacanthus, of Elliott, a good name, is shortened into Aulazia, without the least necessity or propriety.

1. By Mr. Nuttall's account, the Thalja dealbata does not really belong to that genus; if really so, it may be called Malacarya dealbata. 2. Hippuris vulgaris? N. is the H. ed with propriety. Pennisetum, Orthopolyphylla, Fl. of Louisianna.

3. Only two species of Callitriche are enumerated, while there are, at least, seven American species known to us! The curious C. terrestre of Raf. is omitted.

4. Veronica officinalis, and V. Serpyllifolia, are stated as naturalized! which is evidently wrong; both plants have been found by us, in the deepest woods, and on the mountains of the interior.

5. The G.Leptandra was proposed in 1808 by Rafinesque, under the name of Callistachya; this name having been given to another genus of Australian plant, must he changed into Eustachya: the name of Leptandra might have been adopted, if it had applied; but, as it means minute stamina, and they are not minute, it is quite erroneous. We have seen the second American species of this genus, which we call Eustachya purpurea, and which was unknown to Mr- Nuttall.

6. The Catalpium cordifolia, is certainly a native of the banks of Ohio, where we have seen it; and Fobin has found it in Louisiana, at Atakapas.

7. Monarda ciliata must form a new genus, which we call Blephilia, distinguished by an unequal calyx.

3. The species of Collinsonia, with four stamina, form the genus Hypogon of the Fl. Lud. unnoticed by Nuttall.

14. The four genera separated from the extensive genus Panicum, are adopt

pogon, Cynodon, and Digitaria; but why is not Ceresia adopted also? why is Erianthus left as a sub-genus of Saccharum?

15. Uralepsis, must be spelled Uralepis, we had called this genus Diplocea; but Mr. Nuttall having published it first, we give up our claim to it.

16. We feel positive that the Stipa parviflora of the Missouri is not identical with the species from Barbary.

17. Holcus fragrans is the type of our genus Dimesia, with H. monticola of Bigelow, which is omitted here, as well as nearly all the species published by Dr. Bigelow.

18. Sesleria dactyloides must form a peculiar genus by Mr. N's. own account, it may be called Bulbilis.

19. The species of the G. Uniola, with three stamina, must form our genus Trisiola, or at any rate a sub-genus.

20. Monocera, Elliot, is adopted; but there is already a genus of shell of the same name, it must be changed-into Monathera, which has the same meaning.

21. Lepturus, R. Br., is in the same predicament; there is an old genus of insect of the same name: it must be changed into Leptocercus, having the same meaning.

22. Elymus hystrix must be called

3. Lachnanthes of Elliot, ought to have Asperella echidnea, being a peculiar ge

been adopted instead of Dilatris.

nus and species, next to Asp, hystrix of

10. Why was Syena preferred to the Humboldt. previon sname Mayaca?

23. The Hordeum jubatum of North

America, is very distinct from the Smyrna species. See the Flora of Missouri.

24. Lechea is very wrongly put in Triandria; that genus belongs with Hudsonia, to the natural family of Cistides.

25. The Plantago gnaphalodes, N., was called by Bradbury Pl. dasyurus, and the Pl. Pusilla, N., is the Pl. bradbari of Pursh.

26. Centaurella, of Michaux, is again introduced under that defective name, without even mentioning that it was called (previously) by the good name of Barfonia, Wild.!

27. Obolaria is perhaps correctly shown to have stronger affinities with Gentiana than with Orobanche.

28. Symplocarpus of Salisbury is adopted; Rafinesque had hinted, since 1808, that it ought to form a peculiar genus, which he called Spathyema, and of which there is another species in Siberia; but as the name of Salisbury is better, it may be retained. The same may be said of Coptis, Salisb., which was called Chryza by Raf.

29. The natural affinities of the genera Hamamelis, Comptonia, and Fothergilla, are properly stated by Mr. Nutall.

30. The flex myrsinites of Pursh, is now called Myginda myrtifolia by N., but it belongs to neither genus: we deem it quite a peculiar genus, and call

it Pachistima.

31. Tex Canadensis, is not an Iler, but our new genus Nemopanthus, belong ing to the natural tribe of Rhamnoides.

35. The two subgenera of Lysimachia, must receive the names of Basiphia and Nummularia.

36. Why is Pyxidunthera united again with Diapensia, while the propriety of the union is considered doubtful?

37. The characters distinguishing the genera convolvulus and Ipomea, reside in the capsule, and not in the stigma, as supposed by Mess. Elliott and Nutall. The American species of these genera require a radical reform. We are ac quainted with at least seven distinct ge nera blended in those two: the additional ones are, Calistegia, Hemidia, Ornithosperma, Stylisma, and Cylidium.

38. Ipomopsis is changed into Ipomeria, an equally absurd denomination: it was called Brickellia, by Rafinesque long ago.

39. Androcera, N., was called by us Ceranthera, in our review of the Flora of Pursh, anterior to Nuttall's work.

40. Physalis somniferum is a native of the shores of Sicily, Candia, and Barbary, and by no means naturalized there.

41. Nicotiana quadrivalvis is a peculiar sub-genus or genus, which we call Codylis.

42. Mr. N. gives credit to Mr. Rafinesque for having discovered the Drosera filiformis, and described it first, instead of Pursh, who has pilfered from him the plant and name. The Dr. lusitanica has no affinity with it, and does not belong to this genus; which has been proved by Brotero, in his Flora Lusitanica: he refers it to Spergula.

32. Lithospermum latifolium, Batschia longiflora, and B. decumbens, N., must form a peculiar genus Cyphorima, distinguished by having five protuberances at the mouth of the corolla, gibbose inside, hollow outside. 33. Onosmodium, a wrong name of Mi-union is obviously doubtful? chaux, is adopted: Osmodium was substituted, in 1808, by Raf. Sprengel has since given it the name of Purshia, which had already been applied to another gens. 34. The species of Phacelia which have a double capsule, one within another, and bearded Stamina, must form a N. G. Endiplus.

43. Mr. N. has only six species of Vitis; we are acquainted with more than twenty species or sub-species.

44. Why is the Ampelopsis united to Cissus, while the propriety of the re

45. Viola bicolar? is distinct from the European species: it must be called V'. texella. The V. concolor belongs to the genus Hybanthrís.

46. Ceanothus herbaceus, Raf., (C. perenne, Pursh,) is omitted.

47. Celastrus bullatus grows in Lousiana. Sec Fl. Ludov.

48. A genus has been dedicated to Enslen in the Fl. Ludov. 1817; the genus Enslenia of Nutall must, therefore, be changed into Ampelamus, meaning

sand-vine.

49. Gentiana amarelloides has yellow flowers, and grows in Kentucky, &c. It is quite distinct from G. quinqueflora, (omitted or blended with it by Nutall,) which has blue flowers and grows in Pennsylvania, &c.; we have seen both.

50. The American species of G. Sanicula, form the genus Triclinium of Fl. Ludov.

51. Ammi capillaceum must form a peculiar genus, by Mr. Nuttall's own description: we have called it Plilimnium.

52. Uraspermum, Nutt., is our Osmorhiza, a previous and better name, since there is already a genus Urospermum, of Decandolle.

Crypta, Nutt., into Cryptina: that genus has no striking affinities with Elatine, but many essential ones with Claytonia, and another new genus which we call Leptrina.

61. Floerkea has no real affinity with the Portulaceous, but belongs to one of the sections of the extensive tribe of Euphorbiaceous, or rather to a new family, along with Galenia.

62. Helonias angustifolia, and, probably, H. dubia and H. pumila, must form a peculiar genus: we call it Cyanotris.

63. Triglochin palustre, and Tr. triandrum, must evidently become a new genus: we shall call it Tristemon.

64. If Gyromia is distinct from Medeola, how much more our Clintonia, the Dracena borealis of Aiton, from either Dracena or Sigillaria?

65. Trillium stylosum, N., must evidently form a sub-genus, or rather a ge We call it Delostylis.

53. Atriplex arenaria was described nus. previously by us.

66. The real Alisma plantago of

54. Rhus aromaticus is our Lobadium, Europe, does not grow in the United a peculiar genus.

55. All the species of G. Hypericum, with an unilocular capsule, belong to the genus Sarothra, such as H. canadense, H. parviflorum, &c.

56. Mahonia, Nutt., is our Odostemon, a previous and better name. The gardener Macmahon did not deserve the dedication of a genus.

57. The three North American species of Pontederia belong to the genus Unisema of Raf. Mr. N. has confirmed Mr. R.'s discovery that their fruit is a onesided utriculus, and that they form, therefore, the type of a new natural family. The name of Pontederia must be left to those species which have a three celled capsule.

58. Why is not the name of Lophiola aurea adopted, instead of Conostylis americana, since it is not a Conostylis ?

59. Smilacina, derived from Smilax, is our Sigillaria; and Polygonatum, derived from Polygonum, our Axillaria: no correct botanists will doubt that our names are preferable.

States. The A. subcordata, Raf., A. trivialis, Pursh, and A. parviflora, Pursh, are varieties of a peculiar American species, for which the anterior name might be retained.

67. Lilium pudicum is neither a Lilium nor a Tritillaria, but a peculiar genus. We have called it Amblirion.

68. All the American species of G. aesculus belong to the G. pavia, or rather Paviana.

69. Nutall has twenty-one species of Oenothera; we know many more American species of that fine genus. His new species must be compared with those of the Flora of Louisiana; some of them may even belong to the N. G. Pleurandra and Onosuris of said work; and his O. serrulata appears to be the type of another new genus, which we shall name Meriolix.

70. Vaccinnum hispidulum, Mx., or Gaultheria serpyllifolia of Pursh, is now called Oxycoccus hispidulus by N. This perplexity evinces that we are right, when we consider it as belonging to nei60. We have changed the bad name ther genus. We call it Glyciphylla

it differs especially from Oxycocus by its that received it; whoever shall not admit oxcite corolla. this, can only act againt his own convic 71. Why is not the genus Phyllodoce tion of right, and must be influenced by mentioned and adopted? some secret motives.

72. Arbutus uva-ursi is a second species of the genus Mairania of Necker, different from the European plant of the

same name.

73. Four species of G. Andromeda are separated, to form a N. G. Lyonia; but this name was given to a previous genus, in 1808, by Rafinesque; we shall therefore call it Xolisma. The A. calyculata appears to form another genus or subgenus, which be called Exolepta.

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83. The American species of G. Ly thrum, belong to at least four distinct genera, Lythrum, Parsonsia, Decodon, and Philexin.

84. Only eleven species of G. Rosa are mentioned; we are acquainted with double that number at least, native of the United States.

85. For Befaria, read Bejaria; for Caulinia, Cavolinia, &c.

86. Helianthemum is identical with Helianthus, it was proposed to change it into Anthelis, in having the same meaning, bý Rafinesque, in Chloris Etnensis, 1813.

74. The genus Hypopithys of Dillen is rightly re-established; and it is shown that it forms, along with Monotropa, Pterospora, and Schweinitzia, a small natural family, next to the genera Pyrola, Chimaphila, &c. 75. Why is not Lieophyllum of Per- Westchester, in Pennsylvania: Rafi soon adopted?

76. Dionea is the type of a new natural family, next to Monotropa, Drosera, Aldrovanda, Roridula, Reseda, &c., having some affinities with all of them; but scarcely any with Sarothra.

77. We doubt that the Cytisus rhombifolius, P., belongs to the G. Thermopsis, R. Br., (changed wrongly into Thernia by N.) but we rather think it a new genus, next to Virgilia; if so, it might be called Scolobus.

78. Dianthus armerioides, Raf., is again given as D. armeria.

79. The species of G. Silene, with one celled capsule, must belong to the old genus Otites.

80. Stellaria elongata. N. belongs to our genus Bigelowia, unnoticed by Nuttall, and Arenaria pepleides forms our genus Adenarium; it had been called formerly Stonckenya, but by the confusión which prevails at present in nomenclature, that name has been applied to several genera, and cannot be retained here. 81. Cerastium glutinosum, N., is the C. mutans, Raf., a previous name.

82. Bartonia of Pursh and Nuttall, has been called by us Nuttalla, the name of Bartonia must be left to the first genus VOL. IV.-No. III.

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87. The first discoverer of the Talinium teretifolium was Mr. Marshall, instead1 of Dr. Darlington, who detected it near

nesque observed it there likewise in 1903, and he has made a peculiar genus of it in 1808, by the name of Phemeranthus, the calyx and stigma being different from Talinium.

88. Podophyllum, Jeffersonia, Actea, Macrotrys, &c. must form a new family, Acteides next to Papaveraceous.

89. Nymphea, Nuphar, Sarracenia, &c. will form another new family Nympheides next to the foregoing, differing by a multilocular fruit.

90. Lewisia is only allied to Sempervivum in habit; it belongs to the family of Portulaceous.

91. Macrotrys, Raf. (Actea racemosa, L.) belongs no more to Cimicifuga, than Consolida, Tournef., to Delphidium!

92. Calthaparnassifolia Raf. is adopted instead of C. ficaroides, Pursh, a posterior name. It is noticed that Allium triflorum and Asclepias viridiflora of Raf. and P. were first described by Rafinesque.

93. Gaissenia verna, Raf. is however named Trollius lacus, without reference to the first and better name.

94. Ranunculus fascicularis, and R. saniculeformis of Muhlenberg and Bigelow, are omitted, although common from Boston to the Missisippi.

.95. The wrong name Cyamus, Salisb., is admitted instead of the good old name Nelumbium! There is an anterior genus Cyrmus among the Crustacea established by Latreille. The wonderful N. codophyllum Fl. Lud. ; is unnoticed; we have observed the real N. pentapetalus with white flowers.

96. The American species of Styssopus, belong to a peculiar sub-genus or genus Vleckia, Raf. 1808.

97. Synandra grandiflora, N., is our Torreya grandiflora, published before we knew Mr. Nuttall's name, which may deserve the preference as more significant, although not quite unexceptionable. But it is also the Lamium hispidulum of Michaux, of which Nuttall was not aware, since he has also enumerated this last name under the genus Lamium.

98. Zapania nodiflora of Europe and Africa, is different from ours; they both belong, with some other species, to the genus Bertolonia, Raf., differing from Zapania by the calyx and corolla.

99. Collinia, N. or rather, Colliniana, was first discovered by Dr. Muller in Pennsylvania, and he detected two species, which Dr. Muhlenberg took for Herpestis rotundifolia and H. cuneifolia.

100. Why are Gerardia maritima and Amaranthus pumilus, Raf., marked as new species, while he is acknowledged as the discoverer and publisher of them?

101. Epifagus is an absurd name, half Greek and half Latin, with the name Fagus entire. It had been called Leptamnium by us long ago, in a monography of the family of Orobancheous, where Gym-nocaulis, N., was called Polyclonos, and the O. uniflora, Thalesia uniflora.

102. Cakile Americana, N., is not a new species; it was described in 1814 by Dr. Bigelow, and called by the batter name of Edentula.

103. Lepidium virginicum belongs to the genus Dileptium, Fl. Ludow. where several other species are described.

104. Why is Barbarea adopted, and not Caprella of Ventenat? Both genera are equally good.

105. Arabis thaliana, N., not L., is our A. parviflora.

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106. Stanleya N. had been called Podolobus by us in Flora Missurica: the name was better.

107. Atalanta, N., subgenus of Cleome, is a real new genus, as well as our Polanysia, whose type in the Cl. dodecandra, and of which no notice is taken.

108. Lobelia siphilitica, must form a sub-genus; it may be called Siphilaria; its characters are similar to those of the Decemium and Legouzia, in the genera Hydrophyllum and Campanula.

109. Malope malacoides of Carolina, must be different, in all probability, from the Italian plant of the same name.

110. Why is Cyrilla adopted, while Malacodendron and Franklinia are not? They are all equally good genera.

111. Diclytra is mentioned, but not admitted, because Corydalis fungosa connects it with other species; but that species is the type of an intermediate genus, called long ago Adlumia, by Rafinesque, in Med. Repository.

112. Triclisperma, Raf., Mirror Sc. is unnoticed, although its type Polygala paucifolia is totally distinct from Polygala.

113. Pisum maritimum, N., is not that of L.; it must be called P. dasigynum. Vicia cracea. N., is in the same predicament; we have called it V. craceoides, V. mitchelli is omitted.

114. Amphicarpa and Macbridea, of Elliott, are adopted: we had proposed similar names before.

115. Wistaria, N., has been called Thyrsanthus, by Elliott; a much better name. Dr. Wistar being neither a botanist, nor a naturalist, did not deserve the dedication of a genus.

116. Marshallia, Wild., is adopted instead of Trattenikia, Pers., and Persoonia, Mx., as being the anterior name. Why not do so in all instances?

117. Many sp. of G. Artemisia belong to Absinthium, and Abrotanum, old genera of Tournefort, restablished by Ventenat, &c.

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