OPEN LETTERS. 
“‘Nature of the binary name,” again. 
Professor Greene does me an unmerited honor in discussing ® 
fully my humble suggestion respecting the nature of the binary nam 
I asked if the name of is one word or two. Professor Greet” 
reply is most ingenious and one which, I must admit, had never 0° 
curred to me. His chief reply is in the form of a suppositious 47) 
mention any number of species, and yet not even once use the He 
aly therefore, the specific name is, in that case, she name but 
plan ; 
sm ' 
me, whether the generic name is derstood: 
expressed or under 
case, both words are assumed as coordinate ‘parts of the com 
of a plant name. fess0t 
“ am sorry to be so obtuse and insistent. But I hope that : ce The 
reene will kindly help me still further out of my difficu Y 9 te 
qvestion which was propounded seems to me to be centr 
up the issue seemed to show that my trouble was simply 4 
perplexity and devoid of merit in feel LH. Barcey, cornell Uf 
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