V 955 (150). 
* — (149). 
v 256 (—). 
7 257 (151). 
. 7358 (152), 
. "959 (148), 
. 960 (147%), 
BOTANY OF THE AZORES. 609 
in the Banksian herbarium, collected in San 
Miguel, by Masson; though it is misnamed cam- 
pestris. It now appears, by a reference in the 
Flora Azorica, that Masson's plant had been 
published, though not described, under the name 
of “Juncus purpureus, Masson” (Buch in Ab- 
handl. der Berlin Akad. 1816—17. p. 362) 
Guthnick (1839?) circulated his specimens la- 
belled Luzula elegans, Lowe ; and I presume that 
the species was published under the same name 
in Hochstetter's list (Wiegemann's Archiv. 1843) 
which I have not been able.to obtain. In the 
London Journal of Botany (1843) I stated that 
L. elegans, of Lowe, was quite a different species; 
and then (unaware of the earlier name purpureus) 
suggested that of azorica. Lastly (1844) Mr. 
Seubert, in the full knowledge of these earlier 
names, describes the plant under the inconve- 
niently long name of purpureo-splendens. Now, 
as only one species had been brought from the 
Azores, and I expressly referred to the specimen 
of Guthnick, the travelling companion of Hoch- 
stetter, whose misapplication of Lowe's name I 
sought to correct, Seubert knew perfectly well 
that my name azorica was applied to the same 
species which he has chosen to re-name. Under 
these circumstances, the original specific name of 
Masson or Buck is resumed, with the necessary 
change from Juncus to Luzula. 
Juncus acutus, L. Fayal; Flores. 
J. maritimus, L. | 
J. effusus, L. Fayal; Flores. 
J. capitatus, Wiegelt. Fayal; Flores; Corvo. - 
J. uiginosus, Roth. Flores. 
J. bufonius, L. Fayal; Flores. 
J. tenuis, Willd. Fayal. 
Sub nomine J. lucidus, Hochst. in Flora Azorica; 
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