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plant the oldest generic name applied to it by Linncxus in the 

 first edition of the '' Genera riantariim," published in 1737, or by 

 any subsequent author, and the oldest specific name used by 

 Linuicus in the first edition of the Species .Plantarum, pubhshed 

 in 1753, or by any subsequent author, without regard to the fact 

 that such a specific name may have been associated at first with 

 a generic name improperly employed. The rigid application of 

 this rule leads to the change of many familiar names and consid- 

 erable temporary confusion. But unless it is adopted, anything 

 like stability of nomenclature is hopeless, and the sooner the 

 chanties which are inevitable in the future are made, the more 

 easily students will become accustomed to them and acquire a 

 knowledge of the correct names of our trees/* This position will 

 be heartily welcomed by almost every American botanist. In- 

 deed, we believe that the publication of this great work on this 

 principle will practically remove all opposition to the method 

 here adopted, and which some of us have for many years foreseen 

 as the onl)^ escape from a very troublesome question. 



The following species are described and figured in this vol- 

 ume : — Magnolia fijetida ; Magnolia glanca ; Magnolia acumi- 

 nata ; Magnolia tripctala ; Magnolia Fraseri ; Liriodcndron 



liMfi 



Cap par is J 



ccnsis ; Canclla alba: Gordonia Lasianthns ; Gordonta Alta- 



niaha ; Fremontia Call ft 



P 



ccns ; Tilia Jictcrophylla ; Gniacum sanctum ; Xanthoxylum 



Her 



ifoliata ; Hclietta parvifc 



Can- 



otia holacantha ; Siinaruba glanca; Kceberlinia spinosa ; Bur- 

 sera Siniaruha; Swictenia Mahogani ; Ilex opaca ; Ilex Cassine ; 

 Ilex vomitoria ; Ilex decidua and Ilex monticola. According to 

 our view the correct name of the last is Ilex montana. 



The Silva will be completed in 12 volumes, to be issued two 

 each year. The price is fixed at $25.00 per volume. It ought 

 to find a place in every public library in this country and abroad 

 and the proprietor of every country place will be one thing short 

 of complete equipment, until a copy of it is within reach in his 



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drawing-room. 



N. L. B. 



Trees of North Eastern America — The, Charles S. Ncwhall, 



