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It was also decided that no popular names sliould be admitted 

 if these are the scientific names for other and widely different 

 plants. This, while barring Native Fuchsia for Correa speciosa, 

 has not prevented Southern Sassafras for Atherosperma moschaiam, 

 and the inconsistency may be excused when it is remembered 

 that while the Onagracete are far removed from the Rutacese, the 

 Lauraceas and the Monimiacea; are closely related. When close 

 kinship can be claimed with the plants of another genus, the old- 

 world popular name for this has been sometimes chosen, as in the 

 case of Austral Hollyhock for Lavatera plebeja, Bentham pointing 

 out the very slight difierence between Althaea and Lavatera. A 

 few more examples of the naming, taken from the list more or 

 less at random, may be quoted here. Commer<-onia Fraseri is 

 Blackfellows' Hemp ; Amperea spartioides, Broom Spurge ; the 

 Pimeleas, rice-flowers. In the leguminos^ the Gompholobiums 

 are bladder peas ; Sph^rolobiums, globe pods ; Daviesias, bitter 

 peas ; PultenKas, bush peas ; Dillwynias, parrot peas ; Platy- 

 lobiums, flat peas ; Swainsonias, darling peas ; Psoraleas, scurfy 

 peas ; Kennedyas, coral peas ; the Leptospermums are tea- 

 trees, the Callistemons bottle-brushes, and the Melaleucas paper- 

 barks ; Craspedia Richea is Billy-buttons ; Cotula coronopifolia, 

 Water-buttons ; the Centipedas, sneeze-weeds ; the CandoUeas, 

 trigger-plants ; Brunonia australis is Blue Pincushion ; the Corys- 

 anthes are red helmets, C yrtostylis reniformis the Mosquito 

 Orchid, the Patersonias purple flags, Drymophila cyanocarpa 

 Turquoise Berry, Burchardia milkmaids, Calectasia Blue Tinsel 

 Lily. 



From the foregoing it will be gathered that quite a fair amount 

 of work has already been done, about half of our total species 

 having been more or less satisfactorily dealt with. In dealing 

 with the remainder many difficulties which have been shirked so 

 far will have to be overcome. Very naturally the easier part was 

 first tackled, and in finishing the work, which will, no doubt, 

 occupy the sub-committee for another couple of years at least, the 

 assistance of every plant-lover in the club will be needed. None 

 of these should fail to send in the completest possible list. Even 

 if only one of the names suggested is deemed worthy the contribu- 

 tion will not have been made in vain. In instancing some of 

 the most difliicult genera and species it may be asked — How are 

 the Hibbertias, the Bteckeas, the Pomaderris, the Cryptandras, 

 the Grevilleas, the Coprosmas, Lomatias, and Conospermums to 

 be known ? If the Helichrysums are called everlastings, how shall 

 we name the Heliptcrums ? What names are worthy for the 

 charming myrtaceous plants Lhotzkya genetylloides, Thryptomene 

 Mitchelliaaa, and Baxkea crenatlfolia, for Damj)iera stricta, for 

 the curious Mitrasacmes, and the malodorous Opercularias ? Can 

 anyone suggest a better name for the Prostantheras than mint 



