42 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



antedated by Apinella, Necker, " Elem.," i. p. 191 (1790). 

 Our plant would be A. glaberrima (Hoffm.). The genus Sueda, 

 Forsk., 1775, is antedated by Dondia, Adanson, " Fam.," ii. 

 p. 261 (1763). Our plants would be 



Dondia fruticosa (Forsk.) and 

 D. maritima (Dum.) 



var. procumbens (Syme). 



The genus Fibichia, Koel., " Gram.," i 800, is antedated by 

 Capriola, Adans., " Fam.," ii. p. 3 i (1763). Our plant should 

 be Capriola Dactylon (Linn.). The " Kew Index" retains 

 Cynodon Dactylon, Pers. Durand does not separate the genus 

 Cynodon from Fibichia. Robert Brown's genus Listera, 1813, 

 is antedated by Rafinisque's genus Diphryllum, published in 

 1808. Our plants are 



D. ova turn (Linn.) 

 D. cordatum (Linn.) 



If Persoon's queried name Gyrostaclds (see " Synopsis," ii. 

 511,1 808) be chosen instead of Richard's more recent one of 

 Spiranthes, our plants will be Gyrostachis autumnalis, Dumort., 

 G. (sstivalis, Dum., and G. Romanzoffiana (Cham.). The 

 generic name Ibidium of Salisbury is also, I believe, older than 

 Richard's Spiranthes. If that be adopted, our plants would be 

 /. spirale (L.), I. csstivale (L.), /. Romanzoffianuin. The generic 

 name AntJiriscus of Bernhardi dates from i 800 ; but Link's 

 genus Cerefolium was published in 1793, so our plants are 

 Cerefolium sativum, Besser, C. Anthriscus, Beck., and C. 

 sylvestre (Linn.). I hesitate to write Besser for the authority 

 of the latter, since in " Index Kewensis " his C. sylvestre is 

 referred to C. sativum. Kuntze claims that the genus Spiesia^ 

 Necker, 1790, should replace De Candolle's genus Oxytropis 

 published in 1802, urging that while the characters drawn 

 from the pod are not valid, yet his definition of the short 

 keel of Spiesia and the emarginate one of Astragalus are 

 definite enough ; but the claims of Spiesia are not made yet 

 sufficiently clear to warrant its adoption. 



The following plants have wrong authorities given them : 

 Alyssum maritimnm should be Lamarck, not Linnaeus ; 

 Medicago minima is Linnaeus, not Desrousseaux ; LysimacJiia 



