BOTANICAL GAZETTE. 193 



Changes in the Nomenclature of Polypetal^e. — For the conven- 

 ience of botanists who have no access to Watson's Bibliographical 

 Index of the Pohjpetaluc we ])ublish the following important changes 

 in names. There are numerous changes in authorities also, but these 

 are omitted. 



Clematis cylindrlca, Sims. = C. crispa, L. 

 Anemone Cirollniani, Walt. = .1. diciip&tila, L. 

 Anemone Pennsylvanica^ L. = .4. dichotoma. L. 

 Hcpatlca triloba^ Chaix. = Anemone llepatlca, L. 

 Hepatica acu.tlloba, DC. = Anemone acutiloha, Lawson. 

 Ranuncuias dlvaricatus, Schrank. = R. aqiiatilis, L., var. stagnatilis, 



DC. 

 Nuphar luteum. Smith, var. pumiliim^ Gr. = N. pumilum^ Sm. 

 Cardamine rhomboidea.i DC, var. purpurea, Torr. = C. rotundifolia^ 



Mx. 

 Arobis hesperidoides, Gr. = Tliehjpodium, pinnatifidnm, Watson. 

 Solea concolor, Ging. = lonidium concolor, Benth. and Hook. 

 Drosera long?'folia, L. := D. intermedia, Drev. and Ha^nie, var. Ameri- 

 cana, DC. 

 Hypericum pndificnw, L., var. densijloruin , Gr. = //. dcnsijioruni, Ph. 

 Vaccaria vulgaris, Host. = Saponaria Vaccaria, L. 

 Lychnis vespertina, Sibth. is omitted. 

 Sagina siibulata, Wimmer = S. decumbens, T. & G. 

 Spcrgidaria rubra, Presl. var. campestris, Gr. = Lepigonum rtLbrum, 



Fries. 

 Spergularia salina, Presl. = Lepigonum salinum, Fries. 

 Spergularia media, Presl. == Jjepigonum medium, Fries. 

 Spergularia media, Presl. var. mctcrocarpa^ Gr. == Lepigonum medium, 



Fries., var. macrocarpa, Gr. 

 Qxalis stricta, L. = 0. corniculata, L., var. stricta, Sav. 

 Xanthoxylum Carotin tanurn, Law. = A". (Jlava-Thrcnlis, L. 

 Vitis bipinnctta, T. & G. = V. arborea, L. 



The specific names of Rhamnns are made feminine. 

 Frcmgula Caroliniana, Gr. = Rhamnns Caroliniana, Walt. 

 Ceanothus oralis, Bigel. = 0. ovatus, Desf. 

 J^sculus Llippocastanum, L. is omitted. 

 Psoralea jloribunda, Nutt. = P. teniiijlora, Ph. 

 Lespedeza procumbens, Mx. = L. repens, Barton. 

 Lespedeza violacca, Pers. var. sessiUflora, Gr. == Lespedeza reticulata, 



Pers. 

 Lespedeza capitata, Mx., var. angustlfolia. Gr. = L. angustifolia, Ell. 



