The three genera, Thymus^ Satnre'ia, and Micromeria (as limited at fol. 1289), should, I 

 think, rather form hut a sinp;le genus, which would probably include also Zi/c/is, Desv. in Hamilt. 

 prodr. fl. ind. occid. 



Gardoquia origanoides Reichenb. in Spr. syst. cur. post. p. 225, is a species of Lantana. 



NOTE. 



In reply to the observations made at fol. 1290 upon tne substitution by Messrs. 

 Frost and Hooker of the name Stanhopea for that of Ceratochilus, the latter has 

 published the following answer in the Bot. Mag. fol. 2957. 



" The author of the Botanical Register, under tab. 1290, seems to be of opinion that the 

 name Ceratochilus ought to have the preference to that of Stanhopea. But in this he is quite 

 mistaken. Common justice requires me to state, that no character whatever has been given of 

 the former genus, nor any peculiarities mentioned or figured as belonging to it, which could 

 possibly enable me to distinguish it from other Orchideous genera. (See Loddiges's Rot. Cab. 

 f. 1414.) In short, it is only a MS. name of Mr. Lindley. Had it been otherwise, or had there 

 been any means of identifying Stanhopea with Ceratochilus, I would most cheerfully have acknow- 

 ledged its prior claims." 



We have too much respect for our friend Hooker to make any ill-natured 

 remarks upon this singular paragraph, much less do we wish to involve either him 

 or ourselves in a dispute about a paltry name. We only regret to see any 

 naturalist of reputation, more especially one for whom we have so much sincere 

 regard, appearing to lend his authority and countenance to alterations in nomen- 

 clature, of which he must disapprove as much as we do. With regard to the 

 point at issue, we have to say, that Mr. Loddiges's figure in the Botanical Cabinet 

 is sufficient to enable any one conversant with Orchideous plants to recognise the 

 genus; that, even if this were not the case, the name of Ceratochilus has never- 

 theless a right to be adopted;* and that it passes our comprehension how that can 

 be a MS. name which was pubhshed many months ago. If Dr. Hooker will 

 look into the Memoirs of the Natural History Society of Paris, he will see what 

 the opinion of the French Botanists is of his similar change of M. Bojer's MS. 

 name of Joliffia africana into Telfairia pedata. 



* Nomina generica, quamdiu synonyma digna in promptu sunt, nova non effingenda. — 

 Phil. Bot. 244. 



