yS Writings of Edwa^'d L. Greene. [zoE 



house of vagaries known as his mind. Mr. Greene, however^ 

 transfers all the species, attaching his name to every one. 



This certainly is not held by reputable naturalists as valid 

 publication of a genus, and Mr. Greene, by failing to reprint the 

 "generic character," lays himself liable to the suspicion of a 

 deliberate attempt to deceive. 



Nonoseris Greene for Rafinesqiiia Nuttall, " once a synonym.'^ 

 Rafinesquia is not considered a valid genus by either Bentham 

 & Hooker, or by Baillon. 



Ptiloria Raf. for Stephanomeria Nutt. Such weak genera as 

 this will hardly bear the strain of a set of synonyms; it is much 

 too near Lygodesmia. Baillon reduces it to Lactuca. 



Psilosh'ophe DC for RiddeUia Nutt. This is an older name^ 

 apparently, for the same genus. Dr. Kuntze and Mr. Greene 

 have transferred the species independentl}', and those who append 

 the names of the authors of combinations may have some trouble 

 with their priorities. 



The various genera into which Mr. Greene divides Microseris, 

 etc., are not recognized nor are they likely to be. 



Bolelia Raf. for Dotvningia Torr. will cause very little trouble 

 either way. 



Solanoa Greene for Schizojiotus Gray which has already 

 been reduced by different authors to neighboring genera. 



Clevclandia Greene though very near Orthocarpus was con- 

 sidered a valid genus by Dr. Gray. 



Lappula Moench will probably have to be substituted for 

 Echinospermiim I^ehm. 



Adejiostegia Benth. is of course the older name for Cordy- 

 lajithus. 



Aiidibertia Benth. is reduced to Salvia I,, with which it is 

 thoroughly confluent; but Mr. Greene, giving an extraordinary 

 description of the corolla of Aiidibertia polystachya, confusing 

 the bud and the flower, makes it the type of a new genus 

 " Ramona." 



Lepargyrcra Raf. for Shepherdia Nutt. Mr. Greene will have to 

 make a better showing for this genus than he does* if he 

 seriously desires the change. He gives sufficient extracts from 



*Pitt. ii, 1 21-122. , 



