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Douglas (1. c. 147) = Abies grandis, Lindley, being published with 
characters for first time by Hooker (Fl. Bor. Am. ii. 163, 1840); 
Pinus amabilis, Douglas (1. c. 93) = Adies amatilis, Forbes, estab- 
lished first by Antoine (Conif. 63, 1840); and Pinus nobilis, Douglas 
(I. c. 147, 1836) = Adies nobilis, Lindley, established by Lambert 
(Pinus iii. 167,1837). The latter case was correctly understood 
by Koch (Dendrol. ii. pt. 2, 209), who placed P. nobilis, Douglas, 
at the bottom of his list of synonyms, when, if well founded, it 
should not have been preceded by Loudon's Picea nodilis of later 
date (1838). 
Similar, but difficult cases to touch are such as Pinus contorta 
(Douglas Mss. in Herb. Lond. Hort. Soc.) London iv. 2292; and £, 
insignis (Douglas 1. c.) Loudon 1. c. 2265. As is clear, so far as 
Douglas is concerned, these names are zomina nuda, and should, if 
treated critically, be attributed to Loudon, who published them ; 
credit for coining the names being given to Douglas in the his- 
torical synonymy of the species. 
Abies concolor, Lindley & Gordon (in Journ. Hort. Soc. Lond. 
Vv. 210; Nov 15; 1850), is a name accompanied by no description, 
but founded on “ Pinus concolor, Engelm.,”’ which at that time was 
only an herbarium name, and not published till 1868 (Parlat. in 
DeCandolle Prodr. xvi. Pt. 2, 426). The A. concolor of Lindley 
& Gordon must therefore be considered a nomen nudum, which it 
is in fact. The first properly published name applied to this fir 
is the Picea concolor of Gordon (Pinetum 155, 1858), and the com- ~ 
bination Adies concolor must be attributed to Parry (Am. Nat. ix. 
204, 1875), who described the species sufficiently to establish the 
name. His running characterization of Adies concolor is some- 
what meagre, but if carefully weighed can apply only to the White 
Fir, in which case Parry becomes the author of Adies concolor 
(Gord.)= Picea concolor (Gordon, 1. c. 18 58). 
The following names, at present treated as synonyms, seem to — 
warrant restoration as the oldest for the species: 
Fagus ferruginea, Aiton (Hortus Kew. iii. 362, 1789). There 
is no doubt but that Marshall sets forth the essential characters of © 
the Beech under “Fagus, the Beech Tree” (Arbustum Am. 45), : 
designating our species as Fagus sylvatica atro-punicea, “« Ameti- 
can Beech Tree” (|. c. 46, 1785), in the light of which Aiton’s 
