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Pyrus diversifolia as a synonym of Hooker’s P. rivularis, Flor. 
Bor-Am. i, 303. 
Maximowicz, of St. Petersburg, who might be supposed to 
know the date of a Russian work, says in Adn. de Spirzeaceis: 
“Names [Eriogynia and Lutkea] by Hooker and by Bongard 
published in the same year, the latter perhaps earlier, but 
Hooker’s preferred because the specific name is correctly given.’’ 
Osmaronia Greene for Nuttallia T.& G. “Oncea synonym 
always a synonym.’’ Nuttallia is, however, easily reducible to 
Prunus. 
Kunzia, Spreng for Purshia DC. for the same reason. 
Micrampelis Raf. for LEchinocystis T. & G. Rafinesque’s 
names should not be received until his diagnoses are republished. 
Many of his papers are almost inaccessible, and before submitting 
to the changes involved in the restoration of his names, the 
botanical world should have the means of judging whether they 
deserve to be resurrected or not. Mr. Greene is notoriously 
partisan, and a strong partisan is never a just judge. 
Osmorrhiza Raf. is reduced to Myrrhis Moris. ‘The former is- 
as good a genus as most of those at present accepted in the fam- 
ily. Any reduction in their number is, nevertheless, to be 
welcomed. 
Lileopsis Greene for Cranizia Nutt. ‘‘ Once a synonym,” etc. 
Caprifolium 1, for Lonicera L. Systema name. 
Obolaria Sieg. for Linnea Gronov. — Before the Linnean date. 
Trichocoronts Wrightit, Gray, a small Eupatoriaceous plant 
now becoming naturalized in California having been discovered 
by one of Mr. Greene’s pupils, was described by him as a new 
genus and species Avolettia riparia, Greene, which according to 
him “has the aspect of a small Erigeron but with fruit charac- 
ters of the Helenioidee * * * suggests at once Eclipta and 
Spilanthes.’’ Having had his error corrected by the writer* 
he after the lapse of a year attempts to evade the matter in the 
following way, which at the least can hardly be encouraging to any 
one wishing to believe the author’s blunders to be inadvertent. 
- “’TRICHOCORONIS a small group of flaccid riparian herbs, 
though perhaps best placed here, imitates Zvigeron of the next 
* Zoe ii, 301. 
