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the original word is awroc, and when declined ad- 
jectively has only two terminations (like ¢rvséis, 
triste), 0 Kat} awroGg Kat To awrov. But as in botany 
the word Bora or roa (planta) is usually under- 
stood, the generic name therefore should be 4otus, 
and all the specific names should be of the femi- 
nine gender: and this observation will account to 
you why Linneus was advised to apply feminine 
specific names to so many generic nouns appa-~ 
rently not feminine: the feminine word zoa or 
Boravn was understood. You are very happy in 
Eriocalia: the name is after the true Greek ety- 
mology, and applies with great exactness. I have 
some doubts about styldiwm; not but that it is 
framed after the Greek analogy: the termination 
ror (2dzwm) being used by the Greeks to express a 
diminutive. But it happens that the original word 
orvroc (stylus, columna) has its diminutive already 
formed by the Greeks themselves. They called it 
oturre (stylis) and orvAickoc (styliscus), both signify- 
ing columella, not orvAdwv. I am of opinion, 
therefore, that you had better use either columella, 
the Latin word, or stylis, which makes stylidis in 
the genitive; which last remark I mention in case 
you should wish to use the word in any of its ob- 
lique cases. Linguiforme is undoubtedly after the 
true analogy of Latin words. 
When you come to town, you and Mrs. Smith 
both must come and stay with us at the Deanery. 
You may work here in my study below; I have a 
few good books and specimens: and she may work 
above with my females; and I promise her she 
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