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there are many species of it, some of them known 
in our gardens,—as JV. ce@rulea, rubra, odorata, &c. 
I wish therefore to keep this name as it is; and as 
-Dioscorides says that the flower of his Nuuwdata adn, 
which is our JV. lutea, is called BAcdapa, I think 
this will be an excellent generic name, expressive of 
the closed position of the calyx, which shuts up over 
the petals entirely, and partly over the internal or- 
gans. Blephara I presume is feminine, is it not? 
The generic characters will be something like these. 
Nympu2a. Cal. 4—5-phyllus. Petada plurima, 
germini inserta. Stigma radiatum, sessile, medio 
nectariferum. acca supera, multilocularis, poly- 
sperma. 
Buiepuara. Cal. 5—6-phyllus. Petala plurima, 
receptaculo inserta, dorso nectarifera. Stgma ra- 
diato-sulcatum, sessile. Bacca &c. 
The main point on which I wish for your Lord- 
ship’s opinion is the generic name, and whether I 
shall follow Salisbury. or not. 
The characters are all my own, except what re- 
gard the nectaria (which are his, and excellent), and 
are pointed out in English Botany, t. 159, 160. 
It is curious that the JV. adda is strictly gynandrous, 
according to the more correct character of Gynan- 
dria. think I have quoted Dr. Hull oftener than 
I have commended him ;—he is a mere compiler. 
I hope I shall never forget Philip of Macedon: 
but I think in the above case he would have pro- 
fited by his enemy ;—if so, I am right. 
The Bishop of Norwich is always gratified to 
hear of your Lordship’s remembrance, anid charges 
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