OPEN LETTERS. 
Astragalus lanocarpus and A. bajaenslis. 
seems necessary to notice an ill-advised personal attack et 
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Professor E. L. Greene has made upon me ina recent number oO 
rythea. Professor Greene’s failure to keep pace with modern Latin 
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Studia Algeidit Forcellini,” where he will find “carpus, genitive carpi,m. 
from Greek arpos.” He will also learn that this word occurs in Ro- 
S. 
riefly, then, carpus is a good Latin word, cuspidocarpus, paca oa 
and the rest are correctly formed, and in trying to change them, Mr. 
_The other mistake of Mr. Greene concerns the specific name dajaen- 
sis. Baja, he objects is a Spanish adjective, meaning /ower. This is 
e name of a 
I hope that this will show Mr. Greene the insecurity of dogmatism. 
—Epmunp P. SHe.pon, University of Minnesota. 
