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post-Linnaean name applicable to these plants, Linnaeus hav- 

 ing regarded them as species of Fiimaria. The pre-Linnsean 

 name was Capnoidcs, but this was taken up by Rupp, (Flora Jen. 

 Ed. 2,268 (1745) ), for the South African plant subsequently de- 

 scribed by Linnaeus as Fuuiaria vesicaria and on which the genus 

 Cysticapuos of Gaertner is based. 



If we are to follow the opinion of Bentham and Hooker, as ex- 

 pressed in Gen. PI. i. 56, that the South African species is con- 

 generic with those of the northern hemisphere, then Capnoides, 

 Rupp., should be applied to them all ; but this plant appears to 

 me to have sufficient characters to rank as a valid genus. I am quite 

 aware that the adjective termination aides for genera, has been 

 objected to by many authors, but it is in frequent use in zoology, 

 and was freely used by pre-Linnaean botanists {Cyperoidcs, Tourn. 

 =^Carex, L., for example), and is no more adjective than Gloriosa 

 L., or Iinpatieiis, L., which are in common use. Scopoli's name 

 Neckcria will prevent Neckera, Hedw. Fund. Hist. Muse. ii. 93 

 (1782), being used for the genus of Mosses, which has, however, 

 received the name Paraphysanthiis, Spruce, while Neckcria, 

 Gmel. Syst. ii. 16 (179 1) is the same as Pollichia. 



Neckcria has been adopted for Corydalis by Mr. N. E. Brown 

 of Kew, in his forthcoming supplement to the English Botany, 

 and to him I am indebted for the reference to Rupp's work. 



BiKUKULLA, Adans. Fam. PI. ii. 23 (1763). 



Diclytra, Borckh. in Roem. Arch. i. Pars. 2, 46 (1797). 



Cucularia, Raf Med. Rep. (H) v. 352 (1808). 



Dicentra, Bernh. Linnaea, viii. 468 (1833). 



Eucapnos, Bernh. loc. cit. (1833). 

 The adoption of Adanson's name for the plants which have 

 recently been generally known as Dicentras, will happily solve 

 the question as to the misspelling of Borckhausen's Diclytra. 

 There can be no doubt of what Adanson meant, his description 

 being clear, and his reference to Plukenet's Plate 90, fig. 3, being 

 consulted shows this to be a pretty good representation of our Di- 

 ccntra Canadensis. Adanson's name is based on Bicuculata, March. 

 Mem. Acad. Paris, 1733, t. 2C. 



