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»IIYTOGllAriIV. 



{IonkVui77i ^ Ampekypsisy Ricmoides^ AcetoseUa, Lypinaste?', 

 Orchidocarpus, Pseudorch'i.s). 



On tliesc grounds gcnLTic names are to be rejected which 

 have been formed by transposition from others. GalpJihnia 

 instead of Midpighiu, Tcpesia for Pcfesla, and Maker nia for 

 Hcnnniniia^ have ahvady been admitted; but Mcoscluuin^ 

 formed from Iscliamum^ instead of hchaminn, is not to be 

 endured. 



' Names which have the same sound with others already in 

 use, are to be avoided. (Picria Lmir. and Picris, Castelia 

 Cav. and Casftia^ Turp. ; Dijsodia^ WUld. and Dysodiumy 

 Rich.) 



917. 



Generic names must be of Greek or Latin origin, because 

 these are the learned languages of which botanists avail 

 themselves. The orioinal national names are therefore ex- 

 ceptionable, which may be called barbarous, in so far as they 

 have no Latin termination. If diis rule is not observed, we 

 may commit as ridiculous mistakes as those into which Adan- 

 son fell, who adopted German, Dutch, and other names of 

 plants, as generic. (Gansblum, Kolman^ Chanterel, Amberboi, 

 Kreidek, Rulac^ Hondr-bessen.) However, several French 

 botanists follow him in this respect, by assimiing American, 

 African, and other barbarous names, as generic. (Harongana, 

 Lam. Icacoria, Jubl. PaypayrcHa^ Aubl) 



However, in this respect, we must not be too strict, but must 

 endure such original names as have either been consecrated 

 by custom, or which have a Latin or Greek sound. (Cqffea, 

 Thea, Mum, Cadia, Scorzonera.) Linnaeus called these 

 names quasi modo gen'ita. 



The formation of generic names must be guided by the 

 laws of the Latin and Greek lanfjuao^es, and therefore all 

 those are exceptionable whose composition is ungrammatical. 

 (Genosiris, Calyxhymenia, Aixtojcicon.) 



Hence hybrid names, compounded from Greek and La- 

 tin, are exceptionable. {Caturus^ Laurryphyllus, Alternan- 

 thera.) 



