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wc may suggest MnrriUia.^ Following is the synonymy: 

 Murrillia Noiii. no v. 



Chlorophyllmn Murrill, N. Am. V\. g, p. 172 (1910) not 

 Chlorophyllnm Massey, Kew Bull. p. 136 (1898). 



Chlorophyllum viridc Murrill 1. c. Ncuropliylhuu viride Pat. 

 Jour, de Rot. 2, p. 406 (1888). 



Phragmites. 



The name Phragmites Trin.^ is still retained by our manual 

 makers, ad that in spite of their rules that do not tolerate the 

 retention of a name that had been previously used for another 

 plant whether in the judgment of present day nomenclators the 

 first named plant deserved valid generic slanding or not. There 

 already existed a different or doubtful Phragmites ^Adans., equi- 

 alent to Sorghum Linn.(?) more or less modified. The oldest desig- 

 nation of a plant included in the genus, by a separate designation, 

 is perhaps Trichoon Roth.'' Even if this be inapplicable the other 

 available names are either doubtfully used, such as Czcrnya PresP 

 or possibly attempts at further segregation from Phragmites 

 Trin. itself as perhaps in case of Oxyanthe vSteudel.'' In fact, 

 it may not be altogether certain that Trichoon is unobjectionable, 

 though it at least seems I0 be prior. If Adanson's name is not 

 at least doubtfully applied then why is not the name attributed 

 to him? May perhaps the following be suggested as synonym}^? 

 Trichoon' Roth, 1. c.(i7p8). 



Phragmites Trin. 1. c. (1820) not Phragmites Adans. 1. c. (1763) 

 Ceryna (?) Presl, 1. c. (1818), Oxyanthe Steudel, 1. c. (1855) (:>). 

 Trichoon Phragmites (Linn.) nov. comb. 



Arundo Phragmites Linn., Sp. PI., p. 81 (i7,=i3), Phragmites 

 communis Trin. 1. c. (1820) Oxyanthe Phragmites (Linn.) (?)?. 



' It may be possible that even the name Murrillia l)e ])rcoccui)ied and 

 in such case Murrillomyces alternatively suggested. 



^ Trinius, K. B., Fund. Agrost. p. 134 (1820). 



•' Adanson, M. Fam. des PL, y, p. 34 (1763). 



•» Roth, Rocm., Arch. I, III, p. 37 (1798). 



5 PrcsL, K. B., Gram. Sic. p. 23 (1818). 



'■' StcudcL K.. vSyn. PI. Gram, p. 197 (1855). 



' Should none of the aforementioned names be aiiiibi-ablc and a new 

 one demanded, we suggest Miphra^tcs. 



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