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into the index, I treat the altered generic name exactly as a new 

 name. I do not know what will be thought of this by the 

 "finality " botanists ; but I have found it the only plan to make a 

 large index safe, i.e. so that I may not run danger of overlooking 

 a plant in the index. 



4th. There is the question of unearthing names buried for a 

 century and more. In the particular cases that arise in the short 

 list below, I think the oldest name, though long buried, may be 

 conveniently unearthed : thus, in the case of Cladium Mcuiscus R. 

 Br., a large section of authors call it C. (jerviankum Schrad. ; to 

 fall back on 0. jamaicense Crantz, a name much older than either, 

 may settle finally this struggle. 



Cyperus fuscus (Linn. Sp. PI. p. 69) ; Syme Engl. Bot. v. x. 

 p. 41. 



C. LONGus (Linn. Sp. PI. p. G7, neque herb, propr.) ; Syme I.e. 

 p. 41. 



Eleocharis acicularis (R. Br. Prod. [1810] p. 224 in adnot.). — 

 Scirjnis acicularis Linn. ; Syme I.e. p. 50. 



E. PALusTRis (R. Br. Prod. [1810] p. 224 in adnot.). — Scirpus 

 palustris Linn.; Syme I.e. p. 51. 



Syme's subspecies S. uniglumis Link is the true Scandinavian 

 plant, — a form only of E. palustris; but the ^' nni;/lu))iis" of Will- 

 komm and Lange, Ball, and some public herbaria, is E. imdticaulis 

 Smith ; many authors have proved this Mediterranean uuit/litnus a 

 species distinct from S, palustris. 



Eleocharis multicaulis (Smith Engl. Fl. v. i. [1824] p. 64). — 

 Scirpus imdticaulis Smith; Syme I.e. p. 53. 



This species is often cited as E. nmlticaidis Dietr. ; but Smith's 

 publication under Eleocharis was prior to Dietrich's. Moreover, 

 Scirpus multicaulis Smith was mainly, if not wholly, Eleocharis 

 palustris; as is Syme's S. nmlticaidis partly, viz. that part which 

 he says has 2-fid style. 



Scirpus nanus (Spreng. Pugill. i. [1815] p. 4). — S. parvidus 

 Roem. et Scli. ; Syme I.e. p. 56. 



S. PAUciFLORUs (Lightf. Fl. Scot. [1777] p. 1078); Syme I.e. 

 p. 64. 



S. c^spiTosus (Linn. Sp. PI. p. 71 et herb, propr.); Syme I.e. 

 p. 55. 



S. FLuiTANs (Linn. Sp. PI. 71 et herb, propr.); Syme I.e. p. 57. 



S. SETACEUS (Linn. Sp. PI. 73 partim neque herb, propr.) ; 

 Syme I.e. p. 60. 



S. cERNuus (Vahl Enum. ii. [1806] p. 245). — 8. riparius Poir. 

 Encyc. Suppl. v. p. 103, nan Fresl. S. Sarii Seb. et Mauri ; 

 Syme I.e. p. 58. S. setaceus Linn. Mant. p. 821 et herb, propr. 



S. HoLoscHCENUs (Linn. Sp. PL p. 72 et herb, propr.) ; Syme 

 I.e. p. 61. 



S. Caricis (Retz. Fl. Scand. [1779] p. 11). — Blysmus compressus 

 Panz. ; Syme I.e. p. 48. 



S. RUFus (Schrad. Fl. Germ. v. i. [1806] p. 133, t. 1, fig. 3).— 

 Blysmus rufus Link ; Syme I.e. p. 48. 



