366 PHYTOGKAI'HY. 



it an intermediate genus between Thalictrum and Anemone. In 



systematic works, the specific character inn Mediately follows the 

 name, and generally forms a part of the same sentence: and is 

 followed lirst liy citations of authors who have adopted the name. 

 and then by the synonymy, or as much of it as the plan of the 

 \\ork calls for. The synoin nn.iis names and the references 

 under them should be cited in the order of their publication. 

 But, to economize space, all the authorities for the same name 

 are brought together into one sentence, and arranged according 

 to their dale. Also, where the synonymy is not elaborately 

 displayed, the various synonyms of the same generic name are 

 usually placed in consecutive order. 



7 .')i;. Iconography. The leading and most essential citation is 

 that of the author by whom and the work in which a plant is 

 named and described, and also the work in which it is best char- 

 acterized. Among the characterizations, published ligures hold 

 a prominent place. The citation of these is an important part 

 of the synonymy. The best botanical plates are those which 

 give detailed analyses of the parts of the flower, fruit, and seed, 

 displaying their structure. 



7.7. Habitat and Station are recorded in a sentence or para- 

 graph following the name, character, and synonynn of a species. 

 The liiililintlnn is the place, district, or region at or within which 

 the plant is known to be indigenous, or to grow spontaneously. 

 The complete habitat is the geographical range. The station is 

 the situation it all'ects, whether in water, in marshes, on shores, 

 on hills or mountains, in forests, on open plains, &c. 



7f>N. Discoverer, \c. To the' habitat and station of newlv 

 li-covered. rare, or local plants should he appended the name 

 <>!' the discoverer or the collectors by whom the species has lie- 

 come known to science, at least when the plant is first published. 

 Dale of discovery should also then be indicated. 



7.".'.). Time of IJIossoniing should be recorded, either the month 

 or the season, to which may be added that of the maturity of the 

 fruit. When the month or season is mentioned without farther 

 explanation, (lowering-time is intended. In a flora, this mav 

 sometimes be indicated under the genus for all the specie-. 

 In the flora of an extensive region, and in respect to species of 

 considerable range in latitude or longitude, the time of (lowering 

 differs so widely at tin- extremes of the geographical range that 

 it cannot well be specified except in general terms, as spring, 

 xii/tn/ii-r, ant n in ii. \c. 



7i;o. Ktymology of Names. When a new generic name is pub- 

 lished, its origin and meaning should always be given, if the 



