78 Writings of Edward L. Greene. [ZOE 
house of vagaries known as his mind. Mr. Greene, however, 
transfers all the species, attaching his name to every one. 
This certainly is not held by reputable naturalists as valid 
publication of a genus, and Mr. Greene, by failing to reprint the 
“generic character,” lays himself liable to the suspicion of a 
deliberate attempt to deceive. 
Nemoseris Greene for Rafinesquia Nuttall, ‘once a synonym.” 
Rafinesquia is not considered a valid genus by either Bentham 
_ & Hooker, or by Baillon. 
Ptiloria Raf. for Stephanomeria Nutt. Such weak genera as 
this will hardly bear the strain of a set of synonyms; it is much 
too near Lygodesmia. Baillon reduces it to Lactuca. 
Psilostrophe DC. for Riddellia Nutt. This is an older name, 
apparently, for the same genus. Dr. Kuntze and Mr. Greene 
have transferred the species independently, and those who append 
the names of the authors of combinations may have some trouble 
with their priorities. 
The various genera into which Mr. Greene divides Microseris, 
etc., are not recognized nor are they likely to be. 
Bolelia Raf. for Downingia Torr. will cause very little trouble 
either way. 
Solanoa Greene for Schizonotus Gray which has already 
been reduced by different authors to neighboring genera. 
Clevelandia Greene though very near Orthocarpus was con- 
sidered a valid genus by Dr. Gray. 
Lappula Moench will probably have to be substituted for 
Echinospermum Lehm. 
Adenostegia Benth. is of course the older name for Cordy- 
lanthus. : 
Audibertia Benth. is reduced to Salvia L. with which it is 
thoroughly confluent; but Mr. Greene, giving an extraordinary 
description of the corolla of Axudibertia polystachya, confusing 
the bud and the flower, makes it the type of a new genus 
“Ramona.” 
Lepargyrea Raf. for Shepherdia Nutt. Mr. Greene will have to 
make a better showing for this genus than he does* if he 
seriously desires the change. He gives sufficient extracts from 
*Pitt. fi, 121-122, 
