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As the Linnean genus Alsine originally included only a species 
of Stellaria and one of Spergularia (Delia), it is clearly contrary 
+o the recognised rules of nomenclature to use the Linnean name 
for a third genus (Minuartia). This was realised by Reichenbach, 
who in 1832 restricted the Linnean genus Alsine to Spergularia, 
Pers., and proposed a new genus, Sabulina, to receive Alsine 
mucronata and its congeners. * After Fenzl had reduced Sabulina 
and Minuartia to sections of Alsine, Wahlenb.,t Reichenbach 
divided Sabulina into two genera, Babadind ( Alsine, series 
Sabulineae, Fenzl) and Minuartia (= Alsine, series Minuartieae, 
Fenzl). 
The generic name Alsine, Wahlenb., remained in general use, 
however, until 1899, when Hiern pointed out that it should be 
Hayek, tt Briquet,;+} Graebner,§§ and others, and should super- 
sede Alsine, Wahlenb. 
Moss, however, has retained Alsine, Wahlenb., and claims that 
his positi on is in accordance with the general aims and spirit 
of the Tatsrhdtoial Rules. || || As A. mucronata was not included 
in Alsine until the second edition of the Species Plantarum, the 
acceptance of Alsine, Wahlenb., is contingent on the adoption 
of 1762 as the starting point éF botanical nomenclature, which 
is contrary to the International Rules and the American Code. 
It further implies the soy set of what may be termed the 
principle of “‘ generic residues ’’ in lieu of that of ‘‘ generic 
typ Instead of dtiettipting to determine the type of the 
Linnean genus Alsine,{{ Moss starts with the Species Plantarum, 
ed. 2, excludes A. media from consideration because it has been 
transferred to Stellaria, and A. segetalis because it is now 
generally placed in Spergularia (a nomen conservandum), and 
are the residue, namely, A. mucronata, as the type of the 
gen 
ithe principle of ‘‘ generic ype’, ’? on the other hand, is admir- 
ably presented in the regulations for fixing pee types proposed 
y a committee of the Botanical Society of Am 
Article 1. The appuaeeen of generic names ‘shall be deter- 
mined: by type sp 
Article 2. The =a species shall be the species or one of the 
* FL Germ. pp. 566, cee 
Esser eg Lp. 964 (1 qs 
omencl. p obs, 205, nn. 1. 7767, 776 » Fi: 
poe Bok 7i800,'p roby 8; Ic. Fl. Germ. v. pp. 27, 28 (1841). 
: ES Bot. ed. 9, p. 60 4, 
Brit. Mus., List Brit. Seed- ianie, p. 6 190) 
Bull. Hi s. Sér. 2, vii. p. 40 7) 
tt Fi. Steiermark, ;. p. 270 en 
Syn, Miitslenr, Be: pe 
Le 608 it 
| Journ. Bot. 19: 1914, p “ise. ( - 
| pes is shown below that A A. media was the type. 
cience, n.s. xlix. pp. $33-336 (1919), 
