16 INTRODUCTIOiV. 



types of peculiar ones; the chances of it increase, 

 as they are shifted. 



As to names, some botanists are very care- 

 less, and deem them of little consequence, for- 

 getting the very rules of their Linneus, whose 

 philosophia botanica they never read. I can 

 boast at least of some accuracy and taste in my 

 Nomenclature ; I frame none but good or mean- 

 ing Names, none of mine are bad, unless pre- 

 ocupied unknown to me, as my Calistachya, 

 Darwinian Diplogon . . . All previous names, 

 anterior in dates, ought to prevail, and dates 

 must be given in doubtful cases. If I have made 

 use sometimes of native names, I have only fol- 

 lowed Linneus, who in spite of his strict injunc- 

 tion had adopted Cojfea, Jasminum, Yucea, 

 Pandamus, Piper, Tamarindus, Cocos, Cari- 

 na, Cassia &/C. from Arabic, Celtic and for- 

 eign names. My Genera Zaga, Lolanara, 

 Ramotha, Jupica, are as geod as these, and 

 my Tilcusta, Kozola equal to Vanilla or as 

 pretty. 



I have often dedicated new Genera to Bot- 

 anists, or to worthy men, philosophers and nat- 

 uralists, eminent Horticulturists or promoters of 

 knowledge &c. My Genera Fenelonia, Empe- 

 doclia, Platonia, Thalesia, Adlumia . . . are 

 as good as Aristotelia, Enpaforium, Euphor- 

 bia Slc. — If I have lost my G. PytJiagorea, 

 Bivonia, Savia, Torreya Slc. by preocupation ; 

 Lindley has lost his Clintonia, mine being the 

 first dating of 1817, 1819, 1825! So many Bot- 

 anists, establish Genera at remote places that 

 these clashing names must often occur : to pre- 

 vent the loss of my names, I may sometimes 

 give a double substitute in case of need, as I 

 did for Darwinia or Monoplectra. I am never 



