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same name. Bacca, Cotyledon were bad ; 

 Rosa, Tullpa, Prunus are good, Necker erred 

 in changing them to Rhodophora, Frunophora, 



48. The pronunciation of Genera must be as 

 in hitin, the Greek or Foreign names must be 

 pronounced as in latin or italian. This apphes 

 to the vowels A, E, I, O, U, which are distorted 

 by english botanists. Ph is meant for F, and 

 CH commonly for K. Acacia which is pro- 

 nounced Acasia like Cassia must be spelt 

 Acakia as in Greek. 



49. Names must be changed if they disagree 

 with one of these rules, unless it be of little Con- 

 sequence ; but when they disagree with several 

 they must be altered by all means. 



50. As soon as a Generic name is changed or 

 modified according to these essential rules, so 

 as to be correct ; this correction must be adopt- 

 ed, and no longer liable to changes. 



Such are the correct principles and rules of 

 generic nomenclature, not yet generaly known 

 nor attended to by all the Botanists. Those 

 who neglect them evince a deficiency of taste, 

 learning and acuracy. They will be the test 

 of correct and accurate Botanists. Those who 

 follow them will thereby evince that they know 

 12nd admit the necessity of fixed principles in 

 Names as well as Genera. 



It is to be regreted that Decandole himself, 

 in the hurry of his great labors on Species, has 

 given sanction to admit some very improper 

 names ; but no doubt either he or his future 

 continuators will see the propriety to dismiss 

 them. 



At present the greatest source of generic per- 

 plexity arises from the greatnumber of improvers, 

 laboring and writing unknown to each other, 



