president's address. 705 



(6). " A native name, e.(j.. 



Cassia Canca, Cav.," &c. 



I am inclined to think that this should be retained. It is but 

 another form of («s), and whether the name is a pagan or a 

 Christian one does not matter. The special difficulty attending 

 the putting of native names without a capital lies in the fact 

 that some of them have what may be termed a classical appear- 

 ance, and it is desirable to prevent the waste of time caused by 

 hunting Latin and Greek dictionaries for clues to their etymology. 



(c). "A substantive used instead of an adjective (an uncommon 

 case), e.g., 



Eucalyptus Globulus, LabilL," etc. 



I see no reason for retaining the capital letter in this case. In 

 the case of the genus Eucalyptus, Mueller named two species, 

 Leiicoxyloii and Doratoxylon; but his use of the capital letter was 

 never widely followed, nor was he consistent in regard to this 

 form of specific name in other genera. 



At p. '2^0 {op. ciL), Daydon Jackson expresses the opinion that 

 the capital in cases such as U. Globulus cannot be maintained, 

 and gives instances of Linnaeus' oversight or inconsistency in 

 printing man}^ of his specific names, showing that we must not 

 assume that Linnseus meant more than he did in printing the 

 names in the way he did. 



{d). " A substantive used in the genitive case, e.g., 

 Pyrethrum Halleri, Willd.," etc. 



I think the use of the capital is only desirable with proper 

 names. Bentham and Mueller both use capitals in such cases. 



(e). " A substantive used adjectively in commemoration, e.g., 

 Salix Russelliana, Sm.," tfec. 



As a very general rule I think botanists use {d) or (e) indis- 

 criminately to commemorate proper names. In some cases 

 euphony determines the form; in many cases it does not seem 

 apparent what consideration has weighed with the bestower of 

 the name whether he has used the genitive or not. But this is 

 certain, that either the genitive or adjectival form should be 

 used. 



