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the value of frank criticism, of which he has sgmiee sae ook, 
an exponent, we venture to confess ourselves discou y after changes, 
Itgives one so constantly the impression of strain i, One expects 
that we find it hard to rid ourselves oF ie ee ete for 
areasonable amount of this in generic and ee : i attacks ordinal 
we can hardly move without jostling these; but w A how very com- 
names, sequence, everything, it makes one won af this impression 
pletely all other botanists have gone astray. tees fant i ET 
may wear off. The very great inconvenience of the tt can Kenly 
fessional botanist is the entire omission of af eee head all the 
be expected that a botanist in these days can pod tee: ible and about 
permutations of nomenclature, for it would be as meee it also can- 
aS profitable as to remember the daily weather Fag igie synonymy in 
not be expected that he will have time to look up ; ad delete than 
various publications. This seems to us a renee re nt, however, 
the omission of an index. Our feeling of gyno thelr refer- 
chiefly arises while contemplating the generic names a and Vergil, 
fnee. It seems to us that if Galen, and ee names, 
and Pliny, e¢ id omne genus, are to be consulted for Ce botany 
bibliography at once becomes an impossibility cee sis BA theios 
the common dumping ground for all literature. z clay volumes 
why the wonderful Semitic libraries should not add their ae that has 
to the confusion, for they indicate and name many a as has said 
been clearly identified. We are very glad that the au Lacon the 
that “no botanist will be obliged to adopt the spss ther at 
Manual of Ba -Region Botany,” and we sincerely hope t a ot 
; : thatif we don 
follow this wise caution. Of course, he means to a d to avail our- 
ike it we can Say SO, a privilege of which we are gla e of pre-Lin- 
selves, and we therefore enter our protest against me bs tions of no- 
We ourselves have participated in revo aplese may 
the interest of peace, and not that one oe t one thor- 
prelude to another. We have thought tha 
nan names, 
Menclature in 
simply be the 
ough resurrecti 
Might be neces 
but we do not 
a we esteem 
further in this 
that we have 
the company 
