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exceplloruihle. Nor can I be accused of form- 

 ing Genera on minute or invisible characters, 

 or to give any bad names to my new or re- 

 formed Genera. As to my own errors and 

 oversights (to which all Botanists are liable) 

 I have always corrected them myself, as soon 

 as perceived, tliose that may occur in this work 

 will be corrected at the end. I wish all my 

 fellow Botanists would do the same ; but some 

 are very tenacious of their conceits and mim- 

 omers. 



I must now for instance mention that I was 

 right when I said that the Genus Flundula or 

 Rafinesqiiia 362 of this Flora had perhaps a 

 third name since it is the Hosackia hicolor of 

 Bentham and Lindley. I wrote that article 

 upon the egregious blunder of Hooker who 

 called it Lotus pinnatus, but he has since rec- 

 tified it himself in his flora Americana. Yet 

 as the 5 Species reduced to Hosackia may 

 probably form two Sub Genera, the name of 

 Flundula may yet be applied : as to a Rafities- 

 quia, I have provided half a dozen, out of 

 which I hope some one will suit the fancy of 

 botanists and be adopted — although T may be 

 blamed for this conceit, I blame instead for it 

 those makers of New Genera that dedicate them 

 to obscure individuals that have not added one 

 page to the Science, and have not thought of 

 me for 40 years, although I have added 1000 

 pages to it, and 3000 New Genera or Species. 

 Now by the absurd contending whims of Bota- 

 nists it is become often needful to provide two 

 names for a New Genus, for fear one should be 

 already employed — or if you wish to secure a 

 good name, it must be repeated till adopted, for 

 fear that some jealous exploding Botanists may 



