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GENERIC RULES. 



generic peculiarities. Lin. 222. Ex. Ccphalan- 

 thus, Rhizophora. Eriophorum, ^c. 



29. Tho-e derived from the latin in the same 

 way are next; but the mongrel names derived 

 from the two mixt languages are inadmissable. 

 Lin. 223. Cormicopia, Cimicifuga, Baccaurea 

 are wholy latin ; but Vincetoxicum, Scyphofi- 

 lix are mongrel, and must be changed to Gono- 

 lobus, Scyphopteris. 



30. Generic names may be made by abrevi- 

 ations, contractions, elongations or blending 

 one, two or three words ; but never from a 

 single word without alteration. Therefore Che- 

 lone L meaning turtle must be changed in 

 Chlonanthus, and Chelone Latr. in Chelonias. 

 Chlorah in Chlorita, and Chloris W. in Chlor- 

 ostis &.C. but Crassula, Salsola, Clypeola are 

 good. 



3L Blended names must not be formed from 

 two other Genera united L. 224. 3Ialvaviscus 

 and Qalamagrostis are absurd, and must be 

 changed to Achania and Amagris. 



32. Doubtful or equivocal names must be ex- 

 cluded, particularly when made by adding one 

 or two syllables before or behind another name. 

 Lin. 225. Homalo-cenchrus, Hippo-erepis, 

 Qalam-agrostis, «^c. are bad, Leersia, Hippo- 

 cris, Amagris have been substituted. 



33. The same for names made from others 

 by substracting one or more syllables before or 

 behind. Linneus fell in this error sometimes, 

 Ex. Bromelia, Bumelia, Melia, Bromus — 

 Sinapis, Apis. Of these the shortest are the 

 worst. 



34. But names casualy with one or more ad- 

 ded letters in the middle, may be tolerated. 



35. And also when the termination changes as 



