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common use — "Vulgo London-Pride." This of course does not 

 preclude the possibility of its being commemorative of London ; but 

 it is in the highest degree improbable that it could have originated 

 in such a manner, having regard to the fact tliat the name was 

 already well known as applied to another plant, and that similar 

 appellations are common enough — e.y. " Barbadoes Pride," "Pride 

 of India," and the like. 



A EE VISED LIST OF THE BRITISH CARYOPHYLLACEiE. 



By Frederic N. Williams, F.L.S. 



Successive English floras and plant-lists, with pod-like iteration, 

 continue persistently to ignore, in their circumscription of species, 

 the names of genera in frequent use in many Continental floras ; 

 although the great practical usefulness of C. F. Nyman's Conspectus, 

 and the indispensable assistance which it affords in the examination 

 of material outside the range of insular prejudices, has done some- 

 thing towards counteracting the stagnating conservatism of Sir 

 James Smith and those who continued to recognize his ascendency. 



The following list is drawn up from material for the revision of 

 some of the genera of Cari/opJu/llacea; : the name of each species (as 

 well as the generic names in the first section) being followed by the 

 name of the authority and date of publication. An asterisk precedes 

 those which differ from the names given in the last edition of the 

 London Catalogue of British Plants; the bracketed numbers corre- 

 sponding with those in the Ccdalogue. It is hoped rather than 

 expected that some of the proposed emendations may be acceptable. 



Six references are given under the head of each genus, in order 

 of date, beginning with the earliest correct one ; and the citations 

 have been carefully selected and verified. As but little attention is 

 given to references in our English floras, Continental floras alone 

 are quoted for genera. 



Suborder I. SiLENiNEiE. 



Tribe 1. Dianthe.e. 



1. DiANTHUs Li7in. (1737). 



Tribe 2. Silene^. 



2. Saponaria Lin7i. (1737). 5.*Melandryum Rdhl. (1812). 



3. SiLENE Linn. (1737). 6.*Coronaria Linn. (1737). 

 4.*ViscARiA Hall. (1745). 7.'''Agrostemma Linn. (1737). 



Suborder II. Alsinineze. 

 Tribe 3. Alsine^. 



Subtribe 1. STELLARIOIDEiE. 



S.-MoENCHiA Ehrh. (1788). 12. Stellaria Linn. (1753). 



9. Cerastium Linn. (1737). 13. Arenaria Liyin. (1737). 



10.*Malachium Fries (1817). 14.*Moehringia Linn. (1742). 

 11. Holosteum Linn. (1737). 



