332 REMARKS ON CAMBOGIA GUTTA, 
of its being ab origine a spurious genus, constituted partly 
from notes taken from one species, the flowers of which, — 
Murray, the author of the genus, never saw, and partly from 
flowers of another which he examined ; and from such hetero- 
geneous materials, with what ingenuity he was master 
of, he invented a generic character not adapted to either. 
That every thing might be in just keeping in this curious — 
medley, it now appears that he had for his only species @ — 
specimen made up of the fragments of two plants, no 
more fit to represent either correctly than his character - 
could amalgamate the peculiarities of both, they being — 
referrible to two distinct Natural Orders. With all this in- 
formation before him, and hunted out with much labour by — 
Dr Brown and himself, Dr Graham tells us that the generic — 
name of Xanthochymus must cease and that of Stalagmitis — 
be substituted for it; or, in other words, that we must put - 
down a good genus and set up a nonentity, a genus without 
a species. That one of the two must be abolished is certain; - 
but I hope botanists will show more consideration for the 
meritorious and diligent labours of Roxburgh, than to dis- 
place his really well-defined generic name, in favour of one - 
which nobody could understand, or apply from its own 
terms; and which, now that its inconsistencies have been - 
brought to light, no one could adopt. As I have examined. 3j 
this question somewhat in detail, in a postscript to my article 1 
on the Guttifere, I shall subjoin it also, for the benefit ot — 
those who may not have an opportunity of consulting the 3 
original work; in the hope that by thus calling attention 1 — 
the subject, my remarks may have the effect of causing 
botanical authors to pause ere they sanction by adopting 2 
them, such uncalled-for, and, I fear, if not opposed in ume - 
. likely to become prejudicial innovations. I now take leave x 
. of the subject, and sincerely hope I may not again have t0- 
Mier this article was completed, E the greater 
intel L received Lin “ Flora Medie ^ 
