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of the two other gentlemen named that the vernaculars agreed 

 upon will have their recognition and also that of their States in 

 as far as their efforts can secure it. 



In this regard it only remains to be said that on a recent visit 

 to Sydney Dr. Ewart conferred with Mr. Maiden, with the result 

 that finality was arrived at in the matter of the majority of the 

 700 names provisionally adopted, so that these may now be 

 published as a first draft of our work. 



Before actually dealing with the plant-naming, the sub-com- 

 mittee laid down certain principles for its guidance, and these 

 have been adhered to as closely as possible. 



The one that naturally first suggested itself was that the old- 

 world name, or one or other of them where several existed, 

 should be adopted in the case of those species occurring both 

 here and in the old country, and that this rule should also apply 

 to common genera which were not, however, represented by 

 identical species in both places. In this category are nearly 100 

 species, and about 150 genera. Some examples which may be 

 mentioned are — Smaller Mousetail for Myosurus minimus, Sea 

 Rocket for Cakile maritima, Smooth Sea-heath for Frankenia 

 Icevis, Yellow Woodsorrel for O.valis coruiculata ; and, among 

 the genera, the buttercups (Ranunculus), sundews (Drosera), star- 

 worts (Stellarias), goosefoots (Chenopodium), docks (Rumex), 

 knotweeds (Polygonum), brambles (Rubus), pennyworts (Hydro- 

 cotyle), woodruffs (Asperula), cudweeds (Gnaphalium), speedwells 

 (Veronica), eyebrights (Euphrasia), bladderworts (Utricularia), 

 mints (Mentha), germanders (Teucrium), duckweeds (Lemna), 

 &c. 



The next rule is that the substantive name should be the same 

 for all members of a genus where possible. For example, having 

 fixed on sundew for Drosera, we would have the Desert Sundew, 

 D. indica, Alpine Sundew, D. Arctiori, Forked Sundew, D. 

 binata, Scented Sundew, D. Whittakeri, Climbing Sundew, D. 

 Menziesli, and so on. 



Where suitable aboriginal names are already in use and are 

 seemingly fitting, they have been retained, so that hereafter we 

 may have Bolwarra designating Eicpomatia lam-ina; Wilga, Geijera 

 parvifiora ; Mulga, Acacia aneura ; Yarran, A. Itomalophylla ; 

 Burgan, Kunzea 2ieduncidaris ; Waratah, Telopea oreades ; Boobi- 

 alla, Myoporiim insulare ; Berrigan, Eremophila longifoUa ; 

 Quandong for the Santalums, and Geebung for the Persoonias. 



Again, it was decided that when the scientific name was in 

 popular use — Clematis, Aster, Pittosporum, Boronia, Acacia, 

 Myosotis ; when its brevity or euphony recommended it — 

 Correa, Hovea, Vallisneria ; or when great difficulty was 

 experienced in finding or inventing a name for a genus, such as 

 Eriostemon, the scientific name should be retained. 



