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I will shortly note the changes of name in 

 their twelve orders, and the reasons for them. 



I. Charites. — The only change made in the 

 nomenclature of this order is the slight one of 

 ' rubra ' for ' rubus ' : partly to express true sister- 

 hood with the other Charites ; partly to enforce the 

 idea of redness, as characteristic of the race, both in 

 the lovely purple and russet of their winter leafage, 

 and in the exquisite bloom of scarlet on the stems 

 in strong young shoots. They have every right to 

 be placed among the Charites, first because the rasp- 

 berry is really a more important fruit in domestic 

 economy than the strawberry ; and, secondly, because 

 the wild bramble is often in its wandering sprays 

 even more graceful than the rose ; and in blossom 

 and fruit the best autumnal gift that English Nature 

 has appointed for her village children. 



II. URANIDES. — Not merely because they are 

 all of the colour of the sky, but also sacred to 

 Urania in their divine purity. ' Convoluta ' 

 instead of 'convolvulus,' chiefly for the sake of 

 euphony ; but also because Pervinca is to be 

 included in this group. 



III. Cyllenides. — Named from Mount Cyllene 

 in Arcadia, because the three races included in 

 the order alike delight in rocky ground, and in 

 the cold or moist air of mountain-clouds. 



